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Are we better off working from home? Depends on who you ask. Elon Musk made everyone come back to the office when he bought Twitter and Apple and Google are now following suit. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Flo Crivello, CEO of Lindy AI, who recently called his employees back to the office, for some insight.

More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.

Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola

The Pfizer pill, Paxlovid, is intended for people with COVID-19 who are more likely to become seriously ill. Previously only doctors could prescribe the drug

A year ago Wednesday, California emerged from its pandemic lockdown as Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the state was reopened for business amid record low COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates at the time. Cierra Johnson reports.

Homeowners struggling with paying their mortgage during the pandemic are now getting some help from the state.

A year ago Wednesday, California emerged from its pandemic lockdown as Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the state was reopened for business amid record low COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates at the time.

China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also rejected accusations...

White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children. Federal authorization of shots for U.S. kids under 5 is possible next week. The government last week began allowing pharmacies and states to place orders, with 5 million doses initially available. So far, about 1.45 million of the 2.5 million available doses of Pfizer...

Small businesses were some of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In Carlsbad, the tough times actually brought several female-owned businesses together. Saturday, they threw a block party called ‘Girls on Grand’ showing their support for each other and the community that has kept them afloat. Four female-owned businesses on Grand Avenue welcomed old and new customers together, they...

New data shows nearly half of parents across the U.S. say the pandemic has caused mental health issues for one or more of their children. NBC Bay Area spoke with Dr. Charmain Jackman, founder of InnoPsych, about raising awareness.

Dr. Charmain Jackman, the founder of Innopsych, talks about Mental Health Awareness Month and how parents can help their children.

Dr. Fauci says we are coming out of the pandemic phase of Covid-19 and transitioning toward the control phase, or endemic stage, in the United States. You’ll likely hear the word “endemic” and “control” more often in the news so we help break down what all this means for you. Infectious disease experts talk about why elimination or...

The COVID BA.2 subvariant is not new, but is starting to infect more people around the globe, including parts of Europe. Ian Cull reports.

The COVID BA.2 subvariant is not new, but is starting to infect more people around the globe, including parts of Europe.