Health Archives - Redwood City Pulse

Sequoia Hospital, Dominican Hospital get new president

by Redwood City Pulse staff 8 hours agoApril 6, 2026 1:46 pm

Dignity Health has appointed Christine McSweeney as president of Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City and Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, the health system announced Monday.

New pet care initiative supports San Mateo County behavioral health patients

by Carla Wells March 25, 2026 11:13 amMarch 25, 2026 11:38 am

San Mateo County

County supes approve creating maternal health trust fund

by Bay City News Service March 25, 2026 11:00 amMarch 25, 2026 11:01 am

Silicon Valley families say CARE Court has failed them

by San José Spotlight March 22, 2026 8:00 amMarch 24, 2026 3:17 pm

Portola Valley teen raises awareness about endometriosis

by Michelle Iracheta March 16, 2026 11:18 amMarch 17, 2026 3:32 pm

Measles is back in California. Health departments are fighting it with less.

by CalMatters March 2, 2026 5:30 amMarch 2, 2026 10:34 am

San Mateo County sees big jump in rabid bats after two years with no cases

by Arden Margulis February 23, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 23, 2026 1:43 pm

San Mateo County

First measles case of 2026 confirmed in San Mateo County

by Arden Margulis January 19, 2026 7:29 pmJanuary 21, 2026 2:57 pm

Mushroom experts offer newbie fungi foragers advice on safe practices

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi January 8, 2026 7:00 amJanuary 8, 2026 4:41 pm

San Mateo County reports flu-related death of child

by Bay City News Service January 7, 2026 1:25 pmJanuary 7, 2026 1:25 pm

Kaiser Redwood City welcomes first baby of 2026

by Redwood City Pulse staff January 2, 2026 10:41 amJanuary 2, 2026 10:41 am

Federal cuts and reversals upend California health care in 2025

by CalMatters December 26, 2025 5:30 amDecember 29, 2025 10:29 am

Bay Area health experts warn of ‘super flu’ this holiday season

by Angela Swartz December 25, 2025 11:00 amDecember 29, 2025 10:33 am

San Mateo County

San Mateo County completes $217M public hospital rebuild

by Miranda de Moraes December 15, 2025 10:44 amDecember 15, 2025 10:52 am

Redwood City doctor warns of holiday heart-attack spike

by Redwood City Pulse staff December 10, 2025 3:37 pmDecember 10, 2025 3:37 pm

Health insurance costs expected to increase sharply in 2026 amid federal policy changes

by Hannah Bensen December 9, 2025 4:02 pmDecember 10, 2025 11:00 am

Redwood City Kaiser doctor promotes vaccine readiness

by Redwood City Pulse staff November 4, 2025 8:07 am

Bat with rabies found at Portola Valley Town Center

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi October 30, 2025 2:36 pmOctober 30, 2025 2:36 pm

Sequoia Hospital celebrates 75 years of service to Redwood City

by Michelle Iracheta October 21, 2025 11:14 amOctober 21, 2025 11:14 am

San Mateo County

San Mateo County libraries add high blood pressure monitors to collection

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi September 24, 2025 8:42 amSeptember 24, 2025 10:56 am

A&E

Woodside restaurateur produces Netflix documentary on psychedelic therapy

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi September 18, 2025 7:18 amSeptember 18, 2025 6:12 pm

San Mateo County seeks to can ‘whippets’

by Miranda de Moraes September 3, 2025 11:03 amSeptember 3, 2025 2:46 pm

Woman arrested by ICE remains in Stanford Hospital as advocates rally in support

by Lisa Moreno August 26, 2025 4:26 pmAugust 28, 2025 11:07 am

Regional Politics

U.S. halts Gaza visas after wounded children land at SFO

by Bay City News Service August 21, 2025 8:54 amAugust 21, 2025 9:10 am

Kaiser Permanente Redwood City reopens weekly farmers’ market

by Redwood City Pulse staff August 1, 2025 2:23 pmAugust 1, 2025 2:23 pm

Amaya Palestino, 6, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at one of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center mobile health clinics in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. California is backing away from COVID vaccine mandates for kids. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

Local health officers urge families get immunized before school year starts

by Angela Swartz July 24, 2025 4:45 pmJuly 24, 2025 4:46 pm

StarVista to cease operations Aug. 1

by Angela Swartz July 17, 2025 2:38 pmJuly 17, 2025 2:38 pm

‘The science needs to be funded’: Redwood City teen advocating for diabetes research in DC

by Angela Swartz July 7, 2025 1:47 pmJuly 8, 2025 8:39 am

Stanford student sets out to help women understand health

by Lisa Moreno July 2, 2025 11:17 amJuly 11, 2025 1:38 pm

Emerald Hills teen reclaims her life after a 12-hour brain surgery

by Simmerdeep Kaur June 26, 2025 3:25 pmJune 30, 2025 11:24 am

Menlo Park clinic aims to address youth mental health crisis

by Arden Margulis June 12, 2025 7:54 amJune 12, 2025 3:08 pm

New San Mateo County health chief is ‘pressure tested’

by Angela Swartz May 7, 2025 4:48 pmJuly 14, 2025 1:56 pm

Kaiser Permanente, mental health workers reach tentative agreement

by CalMatters May 7, 2025 6:00 amMay 7, 2025 10:23 am

Experts say federal funding cuts represent threat to families

by Angela Swartz April 15, 2025 12:55 pmApril 15, 2025 1:05 pm

San Mateo County

Bay Area Lyme Foundation funds study on nonnative tick species

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi April 15, 2025 10:28 amApril 17, 2025 10:31 am

Measles reported in San Mateo County

by Arden Margulis March 27, 2025 11:09 amMarch 27, 2025 12:42 pm

News

County health officials urge residents to get vaccinated as Measles outbreak grows

by Arden Margulis March 16, 2025 3:29 pmMarch 17, 2025 10:50 am

State

Anti-cockfighting bill introduced amid bird flu epidemic

by Bay City News Service February 24, 2025 9:25 amFebruary 24, 2025 9:49 am

Cat tests positive for bird flu in Half Moon Bay

by Hannah Bensen February 6, 2025 5:08 pmFebruary 6, 2025 5:09 pm

San Mateo County

Bird flu confirmed in backyard flock in San Mateo County

by Hannah Bensen February 6, 2025 11:58 amFebruary 6, 2025 4:50 pm

‘We’re not equipped for this’: Bay Area mental health expert on the impacts of Trump immigration orders

by Bay City News Service February 5, 2025 10:10 amFebruary 6, 2025 8:45 am

Some in LGBTQ community express fear over Trump’s presidency

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi January 29, 2025 4:25 pmJanuary 30, 2025 2:19 pm

Donate blood and get a Warriors sweatshirt

by Embarcadero Media staff January 9, 2025 11:08 amJanuary 9, 2025 11:34 am

San Mateo County

Whooping cough cases continue to rise in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi January 8, 2025 2:11 pmJanuary 8, 2025 7:46 pm

Adeel Shaikh, left, prepares to get blood drawn by medical assistant Phillip Martin, center, at the Stanford Blood Center on July 8, 2013. The blood center currently has a shortage of donations. Photo by Veronica Weber.

Blood, a holiday gift that saves lives

by Bay City News Service December 19, 2024 10:54 amDecember 19, 2024 1:10 pm

San Mateo County

San Mateo County targets gender inequities with new staff role

by Michelle Iracheta December 17, 2024 4:22 pmDecember 18, 2024 8:59 am

Express Newsletter Content, Health, Health Care, News, Redwood City

Kaiser Permanente celebrates 10 years

by Redwood City Pulse staff December 17, 2024 2:18 pmJanuary 22, 2025 12:35 pm

San Mateo County

San Mateo County announces appointment of Colleen Chawla as new health chief

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi December 6, 2024 10:42 amDecember 6, 2024 10:53 am

Jumping off rocks: Why kids need outdoor play to thrive

by EdSource December 2, 2024 8:00 amDecember 2, 2024 2:17 pm

San Mateo County

San Mateo, Santa Clara counties see rise in whooping cough cases

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi November 27, 2024 3:14 pmDecember 3, 2024 4:58 pm

San Mateo County

San Mateo County Health monitors potential cases of mpox clade I

by Simmerdeep Kaur November 18, 2024 1:32 pmNovember 18, 2024 1:32 pm