John Swartzberg

The number of COVID-19 cases in the city of Berkeley, which is expected to increase, is 95 with one death as of press time.

UC Berkeley panelists discussed challenges researchers and journalists face when providing accurate information about a pandemic and helping the public to navigate COVID-19 in a Berkeley campus conversation event Wednesday.

Small and local businesses around Berkeley are struggling because of the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic.

This month, the CDC released its 2018 report on STDs, highlighting the heightened spread of infections in recent years. 

In the midst of one of the worst flu epidemics in America, a new study published Thursday has shown that the flu can be spread simply by breathing.

A Berkeley woman is awaiting test results after believing she may have contracted Zika — a vector-borne disease strongly associated with birth defects — after a recent tropical vacation.

UC Berkeley researchers have conducted a study that suggests teens and adults who go to bed late at night tend to gain weight more easily even when they sleep more hours.

With the start of 2015, the University of California began rolling out the first phase of its new immunization policy, which will eventually standardize a roster of vaccines required for admission to all UC campuses.

Though Julia Selezneva lost almost all hearing capability her junior year at UC Berkeley, she has managed to overcome her disability with the help of a cochlear device implant.