Mental health workers on strike in Southern California say Kaiser Permanente is woefully understaffed, its therapists are ...

California’s Head Start Programs Thrown Into Chaos: Dozens of Head Start programs nationwide — including at least six in California — have experienced delays in accessing government money for payroll ...

State officials say homes should be able to be cooled to a safe indoor air temperature of 82 degrees. The legislature will ...

Health leaders say a tool to boost medical coverage for Native Americans, a population that has long faced worse health outcomes than the rest of the nation, has been underused by many states and ...

The MiSalud app enables Spanish-speaking users in the U.S. to meet virtually with health professionals in Mexico via a smartphone app. At Taylor Farms in Salinas, the novel program has been a hit.

Este método, que podría llegar a tener gran utilidad en la era de los teléfonos inteligentes, es una aplicación que permite efectuar consultas médicas transfronterizas.

The MiSalud app enables Spanish-speaking users in the U.S. to meet virtually with health professionals in Mexico via a ...

Possible Weapon In War On Drugs Emerges: Researchers at the University of the Pacific in Stockton have discovered a new way to deliver naloxone, the chemical in Narcan that is used to combat overdoses ...

California’s Transgender Protections Tested: President Donald Trump’s order to end federal support for gender-affirming care for minors wouldn’t affect laws like California’s that allow care for ...

Rare Strain Of Bird Flu Found In California: A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in Merced County at a commercial duck operation. California state veterinarian Annette Jones said the ...

Arthur Allen, senior correspondent, writes about the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry as well as topics related to covid-19. He joined KFF Health News in 2020 after six years at Politico, where he ...

Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to get a finger pricked to check whether their blood sugar was dangerously high or low. This story ...