LA County Fentanyl-related overdose deaths decline
While drug overdose deaths significantly dropped in Los Angeles County from 2023 to 2024, race and income disparities…
Supervisors OK new street food regulations
The board of supervisors voted today to approve a new ordinance to regulate food street vendors, despite concerns…
Why LA’s Best Restaurants Sometimes Have a B Health Rating
In Los Angeles, the closer a restaurant gets to perfection, the more suspicious I become. If the lighting…
Fresno County sees a rise in tuberculosis cases, health officials report
FRESNO, Calif. – Tuberculosis cases have declined statewide in California, but health officials report a different trend in…
Medical Board of California Responds to the Public’s Request for Maternal Mortality Project Announcing Plan for Maternal Mortality Task Force, Say Consumer Watchdog
LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Medical Board of California agreed to enter into a contract…
Mayor Lurie tells S.F. public health department to cut another $40M
Mayor Daniel Lurie last week asked the San Francisco Department of Public Health to cut an additional $40…
State clears S.F. hospital after social worker killed on campus
A California Department of Public Health inspection found “no deficiencies” at San Francisco General Hospital following the lethal…
Tuberculosis tests reveal 204 latent cases at Riordan High in S.F.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health today announced 204 latent tuberculosis cases associated with an outbreak at…
S.F. healthcare workers say safety issues continue at city’s clinics
Two months after the lethal stabbing of a social worker at a San Francisco General Hospital clinic, seasoned…
Mission food vendors say they took a bath during Super Bowl week
Super Bowl XL was pitched by backers as a means to generate up to $630 million in spending…
S.F. activists axe Zuckerberg name from hospital in guerrilla protest
After coming off of the high of participating in citywide teacher strike, a group of around 20 people…
Mission food vendors say new S.F. rules will burn them
Mission District street food vendors say new regulations drafted by the Department of Public Health could run them…