A new 20-year study shows it’s possible to prevent an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. These results should usher in a new age in which dementia is seen as a preventable chronic condition.

Seventeen cases of measles have been reported across California since the start of 2026, marking the state’s first outbreak ...

At least 10 San Francisco public health programs could lose millions of dollars in funding as a result of the federal ...

California reported its first confirmed measles outbreak since 2020 on Tuesday. The highly contagious disease infected 2,276 people nationwide in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The prevailing idea has been that a pill is easier to take, it's cheaper and it doesn't require refrigeration like Wegovy and Eli Lilly's (LLY) Zepbound injections. It's also been pitched as an ...

Roughly two-thirds of the $600 million targeted for cuts is unspent money that was already allocated to California's state and local health departments.

Feb. 9, 6:18 p.m. A historic strike over wage increases and health care in the San Francisco Unified School District is ...

Cash transfer programs, which provide money directly to recipients, are growing in the United States, but face significant scrutiny, with questions over their value. In addition, some contend that ...

A decade-long look at Alaska’s cash payouts finds no evidence that free money leads to injury, death, or disaster. Credit: ...

Some 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco have gone on strike for the first time in nearly 50 years over demands for ...

The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and ...