The county has announced several upcoming free flu shot clinics.
State healthcare regulators have announced several fines against four Bay Area hospitals for failing to properly care for patients.
Community members are invited to the annual Public Health Wellness Fair at Napa County Health and Human Services, 1 pm to 4 pm April 19.
A bright red REACH Air Medical Services helicopter will soon be providing 24/7 service from a new base at the Napa County Airport.
Costs of premiums, deductibles, and co-pays can change from year to year.
Proceeds will benefit 17 nonprofits that provide community health services.
Safety experts offer good reminders on when and how to use supplemental heating devices.
Funds will be used for outreach and housing services support, officials said.
Medicare’s hospice benefit allows you to stay in the comfort of your home, unless you need care in an inpatient facility.
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Free, personalized counseling from "SHIP" advisers can guide you through such issues as billing snarls, Part D plans or comparison shopping.
The automated external defibrillators greatly increase the chance of survival for people in cardiac arrest.
Kaiser Permanente in Napa and Solano Counties will again be offering flu vaccinations free-of-charge to members.
The annual open enrollment season begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7.
Free event is co-sponsored by Napa Health and Human Service Agency, Kaiser Permanente and Napa Valley College.
Medicare and Medicaid programs are available for Napa Valley residents to help with quitting!
Got Drugs? You can turn in your unused or expired medications on Saturday between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at several Napa Valley locations.
The two Napa Valley hospitals receive grades of "C" and "D" in a national ranking of patient safety.
Melanie Merrill-Kennedy, of Napa Valley, shares how organ donation saved her son's life.
The Napa Senior Center was hoping and bopping recently as the enthusiastic Napa Ballroom Dancers took to the immaculate wood dance floor.
All 38 hospitals earn top designation for 6th straight year
The case is of a pregnant woman who traveled to Central America. She is not showing symptoms of Zika virus infection at this time.
Free appointments are available at the Napa County Health and Human Service Agency. Stay well!
Pregnant or not, do you need some inspiration to step away from that device and get moving? Here you go!
The worm was still wiggling when the doctor pulled it out.
Sanofi SA is issuing the recall on Auvi-Q epinephrine injector currently on the market because they may not deliver the correct dose.
Several locations through mid-November. Stay healthy, Napa Valley!
Anti-vaxxers submit petition signatures to State; claim it's not about vaccinations but "fundamental freedom" to make informed choices.
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Kaiser Permanente’s hospitals and medical offices in Napa and Solano Counties are offering flu vaccinations free-of-charge to members.
Health officials are seeing “higher than usual” plague cases in 2015.
There’s still time to enter the Half Marathon and 5K events on Sunday or volunteer to help out on race day.
Can you recognize a heat emergency? We're under a Heat Advisory from the National Weather Service, meaning that it's dangerously hot.
The golden retriever tested positive for toxic algae.
Algae, including possibly harmful blue-green algae, was detected around shores. Signs are going up on the beaches.
Complimentary event at Pharmaca!
Dr. Cindy Nguyen DelSignore, a pediatrician whose specialties are in allergy and immunology, has joined Kaiser Permanente.
A Los Angeles County child contracted the plague on a visit in July.