A federal appeals court is ordering San Francisco to re-hire two former city workers who left due to covid vaccination requirements.

The Trump administration’s directive to halt external communications from federal health agencies raised concern Wednesday among Bay Area health experts and local agencies, who warned that the pause could have significant consequences for public well-being — especially amid ongoing threats like the H5N1 avian influenza,

As part of a flurry of new executive orders and directives from the Trump administration, agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services were mandated to pause outgoing communications — a move that has sparked concerns across the public health sector.

A child in San Francisco has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after experiencing conjunctivitis and fever, health officials have confirmed. The young patient also tested positive for flu and RSV, according to local authorities.

The Trump administration has paused public communications from health agencies, causing concern for California's ability to respond to the avian flu outbreak.

The AP-NORC poll shows about half of Americans “strongly” or “somewhat” favor having the federal programs Medicare and Medicaid cover weight-loss drugs for people who have obesity, while about 2 in 10 are opposed the idea and about one-quarter have a neutral view.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent two days this week insisting to senators that he’s not anti-vaccine. He said that he instead supports vaccinations and will follow the science in overseeing the $1.7 trillion Department of Health and Human Services, which, among other duties, oversees vaccine research, approval and recommendations.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city’s fentanyl crisis will be addressed quickly if a new ordinance he submitted gets approved.

On Thursday at 9:17 p.m. the NWS San Francisco CA issued a flood watch valid from Friday noon until Sunday 10 p.m. The watch is for Marin Coastal Range, Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay Interior Mountains,

A significant change in weather patterns is set to impact Northern California, particularly in the Bay Area and state capital.

In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccines and chronic disease.

San Francisco must allow two Christian human services workers to telework or mask and test while their lawsuit challenging their alleged forced retirements for refusing Covid-19 vaccination plays out,