Joy DeGruy will be the keynote speaker at the Rafiki Coalition’s health summit. The annual Black Health and Healing Summit will take place the first weekend...
The San Francisco Black Infant Health Program (SFBIHP) is hosting a dance and fundraiser, “The Joy of Our Babies,” in recognition of scores of new lives...
By Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News State Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), who authored the bill, said that when drugmakers woo physicians with meals and other enticements...
By Post Staff and Kaiser Health News Oakland City Councilmembers Annie Campbell Washington and Larry Reid, backed by a coalition of health groups, announced this week...
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The city of San Francisco has announced a new ordinance last week that cracks down on tobacco sales. The...
The Alameda Health System Foundation (AHSF) has raised more than $70,000 to support equipment and program needs of the Family Birthing Center in the new Highland...
By Ngoc Nguyen A local environmental advocacy group last week launched a first-of-its kind monitoring project, installing air quality sensors in the densely packed neighborhoods near...
By Carrie Feibel Last November, California voters defeated a ballot proposal that would have given state government more control over drug prices. It was a victory for pharmaceutical companies, who spent...
By Marlene C. Hurd I agree with the opinion published in the March 16 Post, titled “Teaching is Necessary To Show our Youth How To Avoid...
By Brett Israel, UC Berkeley News Many international travelers to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, openly considered skipping the games to avoid...
Covered California’s annual open-enrollment period may be over, but if you are still uninsured, you may be able to get financial assistance to help you purchase...
By Niall Kavanagh, UCSF News Norman Tanner was searching for something but he didn’t know what. In Southern California, most weren’t like him – a young,...
The West Oakland Health Council (WOHC) is now open Thursday evenings and Saturdays. The health center at 700 Adeline is open Thursday evenings until 8...
By Chad Terhune, California Healthline Republicans are touting their health plan as the right medicine for ailing insurance markets across the country, from Arizona to Tennessee....
By Manny Otiko, California Black Media Questions are being raised about the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)’s management of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement after Republicans unveiled their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday: “Last night, Republicans unveiled their plan...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D- Richmond) honored Dr. Vicki Alexander as the 15th Assembly District Woman of the Year Award recipient. “It brings me great pleasure to present this...
Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), healthcare and public safety professionals, patients and local elected officials gathered to support Skinner’s legislation, SB 687, aimed at limiting the closure...
Three times a week, a group of 10 students head to the park for the 100 Citizens program, a free one-hour workout led by San...
Richmond residents have the opportunity to receive fresh locally grown food while supporting local agriculture and community and school gardens. The local community has been working...
By Sally Douglass Arce Justin is a 12-year-old African American boy living in the East Bay, who is in a fight for his life. Last year...
By Anna Gorman, California Healthline Legislation to be introduced in the state Senate Friday would set California on a path toward the possible creation of...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Tuesday, along with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and Congresswoman Diana DeGette, led a group of 104 Democrats in reintroducing the “Equal...
Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis presented a report this week on the correlation between poverty, substandard housing and health inequities in Oakland neighborhoods, speaking...
Dr. Mike Kern, John Muir Health Did you know that falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults? According to the U.S. Centers...