The operator of Sacramento's Mercy hospitals has reached a tentative agreement on new contracts with more than 12,000 of its nurses in California and Nevada, giving them a substantial wage boost and beefed up protections against pandemics such as the...

Montgomery County now has three confirmed cases of swine flu, local health officials confirmed Monday. Two students from Dayton schools were added to the list of those with confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus on Monday

Even in the gloom of a recession, tinged by the threat of H1N1 flu, throngs of people will soon be out there holiday shopping. And sometimes, it may seem like they're all in line ahead of you. But as long as the line you're standing in moves...

For the third time since he was convicted of sexually exploiting two of his patients, former Kaiser plastic surgeon Dr. Scott Takasugi was able to dodge a prison cell Friday, but his time is running out fast. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steve...

Sacramento County has canceled two H1N1 vaccination clinics, initially scheduled for today and Saturday. Here is a revised schedule for clinics the county plans to hold in November and December. Clinics through Tuesday are limited to county...

Jan Scully, Sacramento County district attorney, announces a new joint task force on In-Home Supportive Services fraud. California teamed with Sacramento County officials Thursday to launch a first-in-the-state multi-agency task force to investigate...

Consumers shopping for a long-term care provider can find help from a new Web site launched Thursday by the California HealthCare Foundation. The free site, CalQualityCare.org, provides ratings for the state's growing number of residential...