San Francisco’s public health director, who oversaw the city’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and fentanyl crisis, ...

After the holiday season and an uptick in travel, California faces a rise in respiratory illnesses, prompting health experts ...

The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke Thursday.

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic ...

A new treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases seems to be slowing an STI epidemic — but not everyone can get it ...

A CDC survey of residents in South Bay revealed that a majority of those asked have health concerns, symptoms, and quality-of-life issues due to the Tijuana sewage crisis.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could ...

CDC seeks quicker patient testing for bird fluBy KIM de BOURBONAlthough it says the risk of bird flu contagion to the public remains low, with no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the Centers ...

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...

A community health survey on the impact of the Tijuana River sewage conducted by the CDC for the South Bay communities was ...

Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and ...