California COVID long hauler says symptoms linger, partakes in Stanford study

For Brandie Parshall, the last six months have been a nightmare. She went from mother of four with a full-time job and a love of exciting vacations, to a long-haul COVID patient with a long list of ailments.

Bay Area teen dies, weeks after unexpected diagnosis

A Bay Area family is mourning the death of a 15-year-old athlete who was a seemingly healthy, strong and vibrant boy only months ago.

Stanford's Rachel Heck wins women's NCAA golf title

Stanford's Rachel Heck finished the four-round tournament at 8 under, becoming Stanford’s first individual NCAA golf champion in program history.

Stanford student athletes demand reinstatement of 11 sports

Student athletes at Stanford University are demanding the school reinstate 11 sports after the school announced the sports would be dropped.

Stanford tests Pfizer vaccine on children 5 and younger

Video provided by Stanford shows volunteers as young as 2 years old during phase one of this trial.

Pfizer vaccines for teens 12 and older expected by summer, Stanford to begin trials on kids 5 and younger

As vaccine eligibility expands to Californians 16 years and older by April 15, on Friday Pfizer jumpstarted the process for even younger teens to soon be eligible too, requesting emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration to vaccinate this age group.

Stanford beats Arizona 54-53 to win NCAA Women's National Championship

Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford beat Arizona 54-53, giving the Cardinal and coach Tara VanDerveer their first national championship in 29 years on Sunday night.

Coronavirus variant from India discovered in the Bay Area

A new coronavirus variant, first found in India, was discovered in a Bay Area patient by Stanford's Clinical Virology Lab.

Stanford tops South Carolina 66-65 to reach title game

Haley Jones scored 24 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 32 seconds left, to help Stanford beat South Carolina 66-65 and advance to the national championship game.

COVID testing differences has Stanford coach, others upset

Add COVID-19 testing to the differences between the women's and men's tournaments that has coaches and players unhappy about what they say is a growing list of inequities.

Stanford University inviting juniors and seniors back to campus for spring semester

Junior and senior-year students will be invited to return to campus when the spring semester at Stanford University when the spring quarter begins March 29, the university announced. 

Stanford will create African-American studies department

The change comes after students began circulating a petition for the creation of a department in the wake of the George Floyd protests. 

Zoom fatigue is real, Stanford study concludes

Zoom fatigue is real. Spending so much time online, even if you're talking to friends through video, can make you tired, irritated and emotionally drained.

Atherton couple donates $80 million to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford School of Medicine

A couple from Atherton has donated $80 million to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford University's School of Medicine to improve the services available to Bay Area mothers and babies.

UK and Brazilian coronavirus variants found in the Bay Area

Two new variants of the coronavirus have been found in the Bay Area, according to researchers at Stanford University.

Bay Area scientists work to identify COVID-19 variants

Health experts are keeping their eyes on new and mutating strains of coronavirus. Now Bay Area scientists have a tool to determine if those strains are circulating in our neighborhoods.

Federal government expands COVID vaccine eligibility

The federal government is making changes to its vaccine guidelines and expanding groups eligible for vaccine doses to include people age 65 and older, along with adults with some pre-existing conditions.