Gov. Jerry Brown has signed SB 277, the contentious bill requiring nearly all children in California to be immunized to state standards.
In 1988, when HIV/AIDS were still new, John XXIII Ministry started providing basic services to infected patients in Monterey. In 2009, the non…
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The first-ever survey of local sugary drink consumption, which was previewed in the Weekly in yesterday’s cover story, was unveiled this after…
In the space of 18 months, Augustina Ursino says, four local pediatricians turned her family away – all because she chooses not to have her ch…
Follow-up: What do you drink to stay healthy?
The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled unanimously that doctors may provide aid-in-dying to patients with “grievous and irremediable” medi…
It’s grotesque, but not surprising, that in the midst of the current measles outbreak, some leading Republicans are humoring vaccine denialist…
Another year in the Legislature, another battle against the soft drink industry.
UPDATE Jan. 30: Officials report the test for the Ebola virus has come back negative.