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‘The Pain Was Almost Indescribable’: Monkeypox Victims on Agonizing Waits for Treatment as They Fight Red Tape

For David Watson, no amount of morphine was enough to numb the pain. Watson had kissed a friend on the cheek...

City Sues Feds to Save Laguna Honda Hospital

City Attorney David Chiu announced Thursday that his office was suing the federal government to halt efforts to close Laguna Honda Hospital next month....

SF Hospitals Grapple with Repeat Psychiatric Patients, Frustrated Workers

A relatively small number of patients are repeatedly cycling through the city’s psychiatric emergency facilities, driving up costs and tormenting hospital workers who say...

Looking for a Monkeypox Vaccine? 6 Things to Know About SF’s Outbreak 

Clear evidence of the city’s monkeypox crisis could be seen in the long line of people snaking around Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on...

‘The Window Slammed Shut’: Some Drug Users Seeking Methadone Turned Away at SF Clinics

Cathy Robb was traveling around the country in an RV when she found out that her son Bryan, who had moved to San Francisco...

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