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The pandemic has hit Latino families harder than any other ethnic group in the Bay Area. Now, an all-star team of researchers and community organizers backed by funds from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is working to change that.

Sheltering at home has caused many of us to shelter some pounds. A new study out of UCSF says, on average, we’ve gained 1.5 pounds per month during the pandemic. So if you’ve been at home for 12 months, that’s almost 20 pounds. Janelle Wang spoke to Dr. Gregory Marcus, who co-authored the study, about how to reverse the weight...

Millions of people across the country are getting vaccinated, but when is it OK to visit someone when you’ve been vaccinated?

An extract from a rare undersea creature will soon be put to the test in clinical trials after initial studies showed effectiveness in stopping COVID-19 infections, according to a pharmaceutical company and a California-based researcher who has been studying it.

It’s dangerous for everyone during the pandemic, but UCSF researchers say they know which workers are the most at risk.

It’s going to be a tough task and will require a coordinated effort to get more vaccines into the arms of people faster. NBC Bay Area’s Thom Jensen talks to a UCSF doctor about the distribution effort.

Three Bay Area doctors will now be advising the Biden-Harris Administration on how to get the coronavirus pandemic under control.

A UCSF medical facility in San Francisco reported Tuesday it had five confirmed cases of COVID-19.

In addition to wearing a mask, washing your hands and social distancing, some scientists believe getting a good night’s rest could also help you avoid or even fight off the coronavirus. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Carnegie Mellon University published a study that demonstrates how getting enough sleep may help someone protect themselves from COVID-19....

Studies show sleep does wonders for people fighting off the cold. Could it do the same for the coronavirus? NBC 7’s Jackie Crea has the story.

With hospitalizations up nearly 50% across the state in the last month, hospitals in San Francisco are running out of remdesivir – the main treatment doctors are using to help COVID patients survive.

The University of San Francisco has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted fraudulent information to get AmeriCorps service grant money.