"I was really excited, like I couldn't stop talking about it," said Walker when she found out she would be singing the national anthem.
Invasive mosquitoes linked to dengue illnesses elsewhere in California have now been found in 5 Bay Area counties.
Deb and Bob Shaw embrace stroke survivors and their families at a unique event where participants can golf from their wheelchairs.
Work is underway to double the beds available at the region's only combined burn care unit and trauma center.
The care they need is often provided by family members and others who are unpaid and don't have the needed resources.
The pesticide spraying will take place in 5 zip codes in response to West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes.
County health officials confirmed the year's first two human cases of West Nile virus, including an immunocompromised person who died.
Law enforcement officers lined both sides of the hallway as Veronica Baer was released from the hospital.
Officials said next week's anti-mosquito treatment will be the first of the season.
A person contagious with measles visited multiple places last week before departing on a flight, exposing people at TSA and in the terminal.
San Jose officials are set to give hundreds of homeless residents designated places to sleep outside without the fear of being swept.
A bacterial outbreak has emerged among homeless individuals living at San Jose encampments in Columbus and Roosevelt parks.
Santa Clara County is requiring masks to be worn in hospitals and other high-risk settings.
There is tremendous value in avoiding COVID infection in the first place, even for vaccinated and otherwise healthy people.
Santa Clara County will not renew a contract with an Ohio-based medical group one year after workers protested against the company.
The program helps those who do not qualify for state or federal support programs, but still need help covering high prescription drug cost.
Dozens of health care workers rallied outside of Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose.
“The short staffing here is so severe that not only are we as workers being put in danger, but the patients are being put in danger.”
The Santa Clara County Health System has provided some 1.6 million PCR tests since May 2020, officials said.
The county is also giving roughly $930,000 to A&A Health Services, a mental health service provider in San Pablo.
The county has also agreed to continue funding A&A Health Services, a mental health service provider in San Pablo.
Doctors in training are fleeing, and they blame ongoing workload issues and dismissive leadership at Valley Medical Center.
The complaint follows ongoing worker shortages, outdated equipment and dismissive leadership in Santa Clara County’s hospital system.
The program remains short-handed, testing the confidence of mental health advocates who have eagerly awaited its arrival.
“We ended up with a fair and equitable and sustainable agreement.”
Low pay, heavy workloads and unprecedented worker shortages.
As of September, 97 people have died from fentanyl overdoses, making this year on track for another record high.
After two years of stalled contract negotiations, Santa Clara County doctors say they've had enough.
The doctors have been working without a contract for more than a year, and the union has been in negotiations for more than two years.
As of Friday, 123 patients were hospitalized with COVID across the county.
The suspect is described as a homeless man who has fled into the creek area, police said.
The monthly grant program helps residents pay for asthma inhalers, insulin or EPI pens, and will now include diabetes medication.
MedAssist is available to Santa Clara County residents who use private pharmacies and includes individuals and families.
The bill will provide court-ordered treatment, housing and supportive services for severely mentally ill individuals for one year.
California lawmakers approved a first in the nation bill that prompts court-ordered mental health treatment and support for individuals.
The Santa Clara County Vector Control District plans to spray insecticide in a small area of Sunnyvale on Friday night.
Local officials are frustrated with county’s lack of progress and are demanding an acceleration of several projects.
Santa Clara County could see an exodus of primary care doctors.
Our health care systems are finally catching up with the knowledge that better outcomes come from integrated care.
The Behavioral Health Navigator Program offers personalized support by referring people to county and community resources.
Visits to the doctor for the flu haven't been this high since 2009.