Public Health

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...

Covid Fatigue Clashes with Covid Confusion as Summer Surge Drags On 

A summer Covid surge is continuing to infect thousands in San Francisco, with some signs that a swirl of variants has produced the city’s...

Monkeypox Vaccines Have Been in Short Supply—But More Jabs Are Becoming Available

Partly as a result of Pride-related parties and all the close physical contact that goes along with them, San Francisco’s total number of confirmed...

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