Tobacco sellers target low-income youth by flooding poor neighborhoods with places to buy attractively packaged and cheaply priced products in fun flavors....
Like the CDC, California recommends isolating for five days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, but it also recommends a negative test before ending isolation....
A sharp increase in demand for COVID-19 tests has prompted Contra Costa Health Services to require appointments at its Richmond and San Ramon clinics....
Health officials across the Bay Area strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots and other safety practices to help hold off the omicron variant....
Many parents say they want to wait before getting their kids the COVID-19 vaccine, but experts say it's crucial for children's physical and mental health....
A Contra Costa high school athlete talked to the Pulse about why some of his fellow teens turn to vaping and why he doesn't....
California Surgeon General and pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris says the COVID-19 vaccine gives children "an essential layer of protection."...
Despite the misconception that children are not at great risk from the coronavirus, kids can suffer serious consequences from COVID-19 now or later in life....
Nine-year-old Ashbey Asuncion, who said "it doesn't really hurt much," and her little brother were among the kids who got their first COVID-19 vaccine shot at a Richmond school clinic....
As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to children aged 5-11, here is a roundup of frequently asked questions about the vaccine and why kids should get it....
With kids 5-11 expected to be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine soon, Contra Costa County is getting ready, with thousands of doses on the way....
With booster shots now available for all three vaccines, county health officials encourage those at higher risk of severe COVID-19 to increase their protection....
Should Americans get booster shots or should the focus be on getting the rest of the world vaccinated against COVID-19? Two doctors say what they think....
Pregnant people are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms and should get the vaccine, but misinformation about fertility has suppressed vaccination rates....
A woman born with and blinded by syphilis because her father was in the Tuskegee experiment got the COVID-19 vaccine only after her church offered it....
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