Robots may not possess empathy, but they provide precision and consistency that’s hard for even the most highly trained health professionals to replicate. Can AI-informed technologies hit the medical mainstream?

Dr. Ramin Manshadi, founder of the Manshadi Heart Institute in Stockton, has been studying human hearts and health for decades.

Doctors, researchers and trailblazers are exploring how to use both tried-and-true methods and new tools to improve physical and mental health as we age.

It’s not just a matter of altruism or having a heart: Empathy is innovation’s secret sauce.

Too much stress costs employers $300 billion a year, according to The American Institute of Stress, as burnout can lead to employee turnover, lack of motivation and dips in productivity.

The AARP has a family caregivers discussion Facebook group with just 2,100 members, though a highly active feed. Most of the posts are written by women, though men find advice and solace there also.

Tonja Candelaria would probably be living in the Pacific Northwest, working at her dream job of public relations for a zoo, if she hadn’t chosen to have children.

Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be medical malpractice lawyers. That may lack the ring of Waylon Jennings’ original, but area attorneys say it’s a reality given the money-losing proposition of bringing malpractice cases in California.

California is in the throes of a mental health crisis. But there’s a severe shortage of mental health professionals, which experts predict will only get worse. Comstock’s looks into access to mental health resources and efforts to get services to the people who need them most.

Employee classification is already murky territory for many business owners, and recent changes have further tightened requirements. Yet, with huge penalties attached to mistakes, the laws are critical to understand.