San Francisco Expands Tobacco Ban, Nullifies Walgreens Lawsuit The City of San Francisco recently voted to expand its ban on tobacco sales in retail establishments that contain pharmacies, eliminating an exemption in the original 2008 law that allowed tobacco sales in supermarkets and “big box” stores that contain pharmacies. November 2, 2010 News, Public Health San Francisco, tobacco sales ban 0 0 Comment Read More »
SF Considers Fee on Alcoholic Beverages SFMS President, Michael Rokeach, MD, was quoted in yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle in an article about the proposed fee on alcoholic beverages. August 6, 2010 News, SFMS Member Michael Rokeach 0 0 Comment Read More »
Whooping Cough: What Clinicians Need to Know Bay Area counties are offering free or discounted pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines as the bacterial infection spreads throughout California. July 9, 2010 News, Physician Resource, Public Health pertussis, whooping cough 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Care "Reform": A Historic Step Forward? After a year of partisan political warfare and rhetoric ranging from high-minded to hateful, Speaker Pelosi and colleagues have sent President Obama legislation"resurrected like Lazarus" (New York Times) from what seemed like legal euthanasia a short time ago. March 24, 2010 News health care reform, insurance reform 1 1 Comment Read More »
Second Hand Smoke Ordinance Victory in San Francisco! The San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week adopted San Francisco's comprehensive secondhand smoke ordinance on its second reading. The new policy, introduced by Supervisor Eric Mar and approved unanimously, tightens up existing rules and helps SF to "catch up" with some other municipalities. March 18, 2010 Advocacy, News, Public Health, SFMS Member Steven Fugaro, San Francisco secondhand smoking ordinance, San Francisco smoking ban 2 2 Comments Read More »