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Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital breaks ground on expansion
Miranda Ashland was 6 months old when she received a liver transplant at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Today, she is a healthy 17-year-old who spoke at Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the...
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East Palo Alto police combine fitness and health education with crime fighting
Hear more about this story and how it developed on the Peninsula Report radio podcast. East Palo Alto police have initiated FIT Zones, where residents bike with officers or play team sports while also...
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State and city medicinal marijuana policies leave Palo Alto voters with a...
The NorCal Natural Collective was a medicinal marijuana dispensary operating in San Jose in October 2010, when this photo was taken. Palo Alto voters will decide Tuesday whether to legalize...
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Palo Alto medical marijuana measure is defeated
Palo Altans decisively defeated a ballot measure that would have allowed for the establishment of three medical marijuana dispensaries in their town. Measure C failed by an almost 2-1 margin, with 38...
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Voters reject genetically modified food labeling initiative
A Yes on Proposition 37, or Right to Know, campaign booth at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 13 (Caroline Davis/Peninsula Press) Proposition 37, a statewide initiative to require...
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Sugary drinks remind immigrant parents of childhood, but pose risks for kids
Hear more about this story on the Peninsula Report podcast. The Mi Pueblo grocery store in East Palo Alto serves agua frescas and horchata, but the traditional drinks prompt health concerns. (Photo:...
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After years of rising childhood obesity rates, East Palo Alto sees signs of...
Hear more about this story and how it developed on the Peninsula Report podcast. After a Collective Roots cooking class, students choose between eating the healthy snack of minestrone soup they just...
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Coping through camping – Stanford students host camp for kids with cancer in...
Hear more about this story and how it developed on the Peninsula Report podcast >> Camp Kesem, a summer camp for kids whose parents have or have had cancer, takes place on 37 university campuses...
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Ventures need more risk-taking, says Khosla
Venture legend Vinod Khosla (right) talks with moderator Charles Holloway before his E-week speech at Stanford Tuesday night. (Photo: XIaohuo Cui / Peninsula Press) Entrepreneurship is the favorite...
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Palo Alto seniors carry ID and medical info on key chain USB drives
Flashdrives like these are now available to senior citizens in the Palo Alto area. The flashdrives are intended to hold seniors’ medical information and make it readily available to first responders...
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Stories from the deep, local immigration and innovation, and election in...
The San Jose Business Journal’s Luke Stangel joins us to talk about Google’s latest projects and Apple’s tax schemes. Anyone for a double Irish Dutch sandwich? Atul Singh, editor of Fair Observer,...
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Out of sight — Blind Vacaville man finds new life through music & guide dog...
Ari Hughes was 16 when he first lost sight in his right eye due to an optical disease called uveitis. At age 32, his other eye was affected by the condition, leaving him blind. Now, at 37, Hughes...
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Not just a smoker’s disease — Former NFL player raises awareness for lung cancer
Lung cancer is often perceived as a smoker’s disease. But a hard look at lung cancer diagnosis data reveals that 45 percent of patients with the disease are former smokers, and an additional 15...
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From medals to pedals — Cycling helps veteran heal [VIDEO]
Marine Corps veteran Denny Salisbury, 26, was once a starting tight end and defensive end for his high school football team, the Kelseyville Knights. But after returning from active duty in Iraq, a...
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Kristen’s Story — Student filmmaker documents a life forever altered by genetics
If you had a 50-50 chance of inheriting a genetic disease, would you get tested to know? Or would you wait for fate to reveal itself years later? Would your decision change if you knew the disease...
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More than half of Bay Area residents commute solo despite costs, health risks
This article was originally published on SFGate.com, where Peninsula Press reporter Camira Powell is an intern. (Photo courtesy of sfgate.com) If you drive to work solo, you’re not alone. According to...
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Tech is source of stress — and solution to address it
Laurel Leone checks her email every five minutes, all day long, every day. Whether she’s waiting for a flight at the airport, sitting at her desk or stopped at a red light, she is always scrolling...
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Superheroes wash windows, bring smiles to local children’s hospital
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a window-washing Superman? Patients and visitors at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto got a surprise on Tuesday when they looked out the window to see...
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Peninsula health care forum seeks to provide clarity in climate of confusion
It was standing-room-only on a sunny Saturday and the questions echoed off the walls in Mountain View City Hall. Will my child be covered through his 26th year or until he turns 26? Can I change...
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Bay Area Bike Share pilot grows but is still slow to get into gear,...
The premise is appealing: For $88 a year or $9 a day, Bay Area commuters can borrow a high-tech bicycle for 30 minutes at a clip, foregoing the hassle of driving or hauling a bike on Caltrain and...
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