A statewide plan to wire 9‑1‑1 into California’s 988 lifeline has stalled, leaving crisis centers unpaid and callers facing uneven routing. Providers and advocates are pressing for faster action as demand surges.

Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco abruptly cancels classes due to three active tuberculosis cases, moving to remote learning while health officials conduct testing.

Three active tuberculosis cases connected to Archbishop Riordan have prompted mandatory testing, masking and contact tracing at the Westwood Park campus.

Zak Williams has joined San Francisco AI startup Headlamp Health as a health adviser to Lumos AI, a platform aiming to use multimodal data to spot early mental‑health warning signs and improve treatment matching.

A drug‑resistant fungus, Candida auris, is spreading in California hospitals and nursing homes; the sickest patients are most vulnerable and facilities are tightening screening and cleaning.

Major pediatric and emergency medicine groups issued updated standards saying many ERs lack pediatric readiness; experts estimate better preparedness could save about 2,100 lives. A new national assessment launches in March.

The article discusses the slight decline in overdose deaths in San Francisco, with a focus on efforts to address the ongoing public health crisis, particularly those related to fentanyl.

An analysis of millions of California pregnancies reveals a sharp rise in prenatal opioid use over the past decade, with newborns increasingly born into withdrawal and requiring intensive medical care. The surge is fueling calls for expanded maternal treatment programs.

San Mateo County confirmed an unvaccinated adult with measles after international travel; investigators are tracing contacts and no further symptomatic cases have been reported.

The EPA says it will propose a federal limit for perchlorate in tap water after a court order. The agency argues few systems are affected, but testing and public comment will follow.

A UCSF‑led Science study in mice found that fat type — not calories — can tell the brain what season it is, and processed hydrogenated fats can keep animals in a summerlike state. Human effects remain untested.

Contra Costa Health says a confirmed measles case may have exposed shoppers at multiple Walnut Creek stores and the Kaiser emergency department; unvaccinated people should check their status.

Stanford researchers traced a two-step immune reaction that can rarely inflame the heart after mRNA COVID shots and identified lab strategies that blunt the damage. The study reinforces that myocarditis remains uncommon and usually recovers.