Airlines move fast to lift mask mandate in light of federal judge's decision
Traveling is about to look a lot different. A Federal judge voided a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. Now, airports and airlines can make their own decisions about face coverings.
San Francisco bar owner relieved at soon not having to check proof of vaccination
At Soda Popinski’s bar in Nob Hill, signs are posted on the front window and door reminding customers to show proof of vaccination before entering. Starting Friday, patrons will only need to show they’re of legal drinking age to sit at the bar.
UCSF developing tool to identify students who could be dyslexic in kindergarten, first grade
A new tool is being developed at University of California San Francisco to help identify early signs that a student could be dyslexic. It's a digital platform based on neuroscience called Multitudes, and it will be available for free to all kindergarten and first-graders at public schools in California come fall of 2023.
Lessons learned two years after first reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
UCSF Dr. Jeanne Noble spoke to Mornings on 2 The Nine as Friday marks two years since the CDC reported the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Nurses protest nationwide for safer workplace conditions
National Nurses United registered nurses held a national day of action Thursday to demand that hospitals invest more in safe staffing.
UCSF researchers: Binax home tests highly accurate in detecting omicron
Researchers at UCSF said the Binax home test is effective in detecting omicron.
For the fourth day in a row, hundreds of flights are canceled across the US
There were more than 1,000 flights canceled Monday within, into or out of the US. The country has seen well over 3,000 flights canceled over the Christmas holiday the past four days.
U.S. surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in a rare advisory
The U.S. Surgeon General warned of an emerging youth mental health crisis in a rare advisory on Tuesday. The report cited that in the U.S., emergency room visits for suicide attempts rose 51% for adolescent girls in early 2021 as compared to the same period in 2019.
Unvaccinated people will "almost certainly" get infected, says Dr. Robert Wachter
UCSF Medicine Department Chair Dr. Robert Wachter spoke to Mornings on 2 on Sunday about the efforts to get more people vaccinated.
UCSF gives paralyzed man a voice after he lost his ability to speak
It's being called a remarkable medical achievement. Doctors at UCSF have given voice to a severely paralyzed man couldn't speak on his own. It involves an implant that reads brain activity and translates those signals into words on a computer screen. KTVU's Alex Savidge spoke with Dr. Edward Chang, Chair of Neurosurgery at UCSF, who's been working on this study for several years.
UCSF Infectious Disease Expert weighs in following updated mask guidelines in California
KTVU's Alex Savidge spoke with Dr. Monica Gandhi, Associate Division Chief of Infectious Diseases at UCSF, about the new guidelines around wearing masks in California.
Vaccine eligibility to expand in California this week
Dr. Monica Gandhi from the UCSF School of Medicine spoke to Mornings on 2 on Sunday about where the infection and vaccination rates stand and what's on the horizon for this summer.
UCSF one of seven California hospitals to begin receiving vaccine doses within weeks
Dr. Robert Wachter, the Chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, spoke to Mornings on 2 on Saturday about the current state of the virus spread in the Bay Area and the cautious optimism that frontline health care workers may receive vaccinations in December.
World Mental Health Day serves as reminder for pandemic's disruption
Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day, and the pandemic has put a strain on parts of many peoples' lives in the Bay Area and around the world. Dr. Lisa Fortuna from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital/UCSF talked to Mornings on 2 about strategies to stay level-headed.
UCSF creates potential coronavirus treatment
Tom Vacar reports.
UCSF recruiting COVID-19 patients for clinical trial
Dr. Catherine Oldenburg, an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, explains UCSF's new study for COVID-19 patients.
Doctors battling COVID-19 share their best practices after weeks of experience battling coronavirus
Reporter Jana Katsuyama explains why testing and protective equipment are still a priority locally, and nationally when treating COVID-19.
UCSF doctor explains level of coronavirus risk and steps to take to avoid infection
Dr. Maria Raven, the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UC San Francisco, spoke to Mornings on 2 The Nine about what people in the Bay Area should know about their own risk to the coronavirus.
Helping families on Giving Tuesday
Leah Carroll, a patients at UCSF, joins us with her mom, Lindsay Bolin