Health

People are joining a new trend for the month. It’s called Sober October, and it means abstaining from alcohol consumption for the entire month.

People who feel they may be suffering from the effects of what is known as “long COVID” now have a way to know for sure.

Fall is just around the corner and with it comes seasonal viruses, prompting health officials to call on people to get vaccinated now, especially those with underlying health conditions.

Health advocates and officials are issuing a new warning for parents timed with back to school month about the dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes.

With many Bay Area schools set to start in the next couple of weeks, sleep experts are warning now is the time get kids back on schedule.

August is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and one expert at Stanford discusses how nuclear medicine diagnostic scans are helping treat children with cancer.

“I suffer from anxiety, like real deep anxiety,” rapper and entrepreneur Mistah F.A.B. is opening up publicly, for the first time, about his struggles with mental health.

Nuclear medicine is gaining popularity as an effective way to treat some cancers, with some patients saying it has given them a better quality of life.

Stanford University researchers are leading the way toward a treatment for Alzheimer’s and are encouraging people from underrepresented groups to participate in a memory disorder study.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and a recent CDC report shows our nation’s youth are in a crisis. Experts advise parents there are signs to watch for, including eating and sleeping habits.

April is National Volunteer Month, and the American Red Cross is offering incentives to people willing to volunteer to give some blood.

After three years of worrying about respiratory viruses such as COVID and RSV, an old bug is making a new surge.

Research from the National Institute on Aging shows the risk for developing Alzheimer’s is higher in Black Americans when compared with white counterparts.