The California Department of Public Health is warning the public against foraging for wild mushrooms because of an unusual ...

(Reuters) -California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the hiring of two former top officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

California launches a public health network with former CDC chiefs amid federal agency changes under the Trump administration.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the program called the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange (PHNIX). The initiative is intended to strengthen public health innovation, collaboration, and ...

More people are dying from the flu in California than from COVID-19, according to the California Department of Public Health. The state is experiencing an unusually high number of influenza cases ...

Sonia Angell, MD, resigned from her role as director of the California Department of Public Health and state public health officer Aug. 9. She did not provide a reason for her departure, according to ...

California is hiring former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials to help launch a public health initiative in response the Trump administration's changes to health ...

California joined 23 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over the cuts, which include nearly $1 billion in funding for California public health agencies.

The lawsuit asks the court to immediately block the termination of funding and let states retain access to "essential public health funds." More than $972 million is due to California that state and ...