After two Palo Alto teens committed suicide this fall, concerned parents are discussing a topic that has resurfaced periodically in a high-achieving school district: are Palo Alto’s kids too stressed?
Palo Alto teen suicides spark fresh debate on stressful student life Read More »
If you could text your doctor anytime from anyplace for free, would you? Emerging services are allowing parents to do just that.
Virtual doctor app targets anxious new moms with texting Read More »
Local doctors are hoping that a new government recommendation that young children receive a nasal spray immunization will lead more to get their children vaccinated.
Young children breathing sigh of relief — and flu mist — as vaccinations ramp up Read More »
California voters rejected Proposition 46 – the initiative that would have raised the cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits from $250,000 to $1.1 million – by a more than two-to-one margin on Tuesday.
Proposition 46 overwhelmingly rejected by California voters Read More »
Debate over whether to adjust the $250,000 pain and suffering cap in medical malpractice lawsuits for inflation is pitting insurance companies against trial lawyers, each with different views of Prop. 46’s implications.
Prior malpractice victims urge passage of Proposition 46 to aid future plaintiffs Read More »
With Nov. 15 kick-off for open enrollment via HealthCare.gov fast approaching, Santa Clara County officials are encouraging Latino-American residents to sign up for insurance and to get the health care they need.
Santa Clara County officials encourage Latinos to get health care Read More »
Santa Clara County health care professionals are developing new infection control procedures and upgrading protective equipment to prepare in case Ebola were to arise in the area.
Santa Clara County health care providers prepare for Ebola Read More »
Stressing the need for a living wage ordinance for its lowest paid employees, San Mateo County’s 5,000 in-home care workers are demanding higher wages and healthcare benefits.
Home health aids clash with San Mateo County officials over pay Read More »
Stanford researchers are planning to launch new tests on a possible drug to treat the Ebola virus. Early tests on a repurposed cancer drug were inconclusive and more data is needed.
Stanford professor testing cancer drug for possible Ebola treatment Read More »
An exploration of the Affordable Care Act’s local impacts, from how Silicon Valley medical device makers are coping with a new tax, to why some have experienced delays in meeting with insurance enrollment counselors, to how consumers and providers view the ACA.
SPECIAL REPORT: Obamacare on the Peninsula Read More »
