How To Address Youth Mental Health In Fallout From COVID-19

Beyond physical health, we need to address how the pandemic will impact the mental health of California's young people and their families.

California Coronavirus: Live Updates On Reopening, Orders, Cases

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of May 24.

California Child Care Providers Struggling To Stay In Business

When they do reopen following the coronavirus crisis, they'll serve fewer children and face added costs.

California Coronavirus: Latest Updates On Cases, Orders, Closures

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of May 17.

California's Coronavirus Child Care Website Comes Up Short

The state's new child care portal to help essential workers find child care during the pandemic lacks key information, outreach workers say.

COVID-19 Has Gutted CA Hospitals’ Resources, May Force Layoffs [Opinion]

Hundreds of hospitals in California are facing a new crisis, as they brace for layoffs and service cuts caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Best, Worst CA Hospital Safety Grades 2020: Report

The nonprofit group Leapfrog released a new round of hospital safety grades. Here's how hospitals in California fared.

Bay Area Families Deal With Dementia During Coronavirus Shutdown

Families with loved ones with dementia are facing new burdens as they struggle to explain the ongoing the coronavirus pandemic.

California Starts Reopening This Week: 5 Things To Know

After weeks of waiting, some California businesses can reopen Friday. But it's complicated. Here are 5 things to know about the reopening.

California To Ease Restrictions This Week, Move To 'Stage 2'

California will allow some retail businesses to reopen this week as the state moves into Stage 2 of its highly anticipated reopening plan.

Coronavirus In California: What To Know Sunday, May 10

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of May 10.

Flu Cases In California Dwindling Amid Coronavirus

Deaths caused by coronavirus have surpassed the estimated number of influenza deaths this flu season.

Fear Of Coronavirus Propels Some Californian Smokers To Quit

Early studies suggest that smokers who develop COVID-19 are 14 times more likely to need intensive treatment compared with nonsmokers.

CA Coronavirus Survey: Trump In Disfavor, Job Losses Hit Hard

Nearly six in 10 Californians gave the president poor marks in a Patch survey, but Gov. Gavin Newsom wins widespread praise.

CA Schools Could Reopen In July; Businesses Will Be Staggered

Public schools may reopen as early as July, and some businesses within weeks, according to a coronavirus reopening plan unveiled Tuesday.

CA Coronavirus: Take Our Survey

Patch's informal survey asks how well authorities are coping with the coronavirus pandemic and how it has affected your family.

Anti-Vaccine Activists In CA Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Movement

California tightened its vaccine requirements last fall despite protests during which anti-vaccine activists threw blood on state senators.

Bay Area Extends Coronavirus Shelter-In-Place Orders Through May

Six Bay Area counties are extending their shelter-in-place orders through the end of May, lengthening efforts to contain the coronavirus.

California Coronavirus: Latest Updates On Cases, Orders, Closures

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of May 3.

Bay Area Couples, Wedding Venues Left In Limbo By Coronavirus

Everything was in motion for Afsha Wasi's April wedding, part of a 3-day affair to kick off her new life. Then the virus hit the Bay Area.

CA To Allow Elective Surgeries, Ramp Up Coronavirus Testing

California hospitals can resume elective surgeries that had been on hold due to the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

California Coronavirus: Latest Updates On Cases, Orders, Closures

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of April 26.

CA Outlines Plan To Modify State's Coronavirus Stay-Home Order

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he sees a "light at the end of the tunnel" as California considers when to lift the coronavirus stay-home order.

Coronavirus In California: What To Know Sunday, April 19

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of April 19.

California Loans 500 Ventilators To Worse-Hit States: Coronavirus

California will loan 500 state-owned ventilators to a national stockpile, which may send them to states with worse coronavirus outbreaks.

California Coronavirus: Latest Updates On Cases, Orders, Closures

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of April 12.

CA Launches Website To Donate, Sell Supplies To Fight Coronavirus

California has launched a one-stop website to streamline donations or sales of critical supplies needed to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

California Thinks Face Coverings Could Help In Coronavirus Fight

Face coverings could help stop asymptomatic people from spreading the new coronavirus, the California Department of Public Health said.

UC Could Allow Use Of 6,000 Dorms: Coronavirus

The University of California said the state encouraged schools to work with county officials on facility needs.

California’s New Attack On Opioid Addiction Hits Old Roadblocks

Numerous studies have shown that relapse and overdose rates are lower among opioid users who get medication-assisted treatment.

California To Expand Health Care Workforce To Fight Coronavirus

California is calling on a wide range of medical workers, including retirees and students, to join the fight against the new coronavirus.

California Coronavirus: Latest On Cases, Closures, Orders

Here's a roundup of all the COVID-19 developments in California as of April 5.

California Isn’t Testing Enough Children For Lead, Prompting Legislation

Across the state, 1.4% of children who were tested, or about 7,650 kids, had elevated blood lead levels that year.

California Coronavirus: Live Updates On Cases, Closures, Orders

Here's a roundup of all the COVID-19 developments in California as of March 25.

Health care statistics in the United States

Some insight into the health of the U.S.

In Face Of Coronavirus, Many CA Hospitals Cancel On-Site Training For Nursing And Med Students

Yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the clinical training that’s so essential for America’s future nurses and doctors.

California Coronavirus Latest: Updates On Cases, Orders, Closures

Here's a roundup of all the COVID-19 developments in California as of March 29.

Coronavirus Shuts Down NorCal Ski Resorts

The ski season in California came to an effective end this weekend, as ski resorts closed down due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus In California: Latest Cases, Guidance, Updates & More

Here's a roundup of all the COVID-19 developments in California as of March 15.

Blood Drives — And Donors — Fall Off In CA As Coronavirus Worries Grow

In San Bernardino, California, a blood drive that expected to draw 500 donors was unexpectedly shuttered.