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The Mercury News - Health

Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died

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San Jose launches pilot program for mobile healthcare unit on downtown streets

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Bay Area residents feel they belong here. Nearly half may leave.

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Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs

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Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says

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UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump

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COVID-19, flu vaccines are available in the Bay Area. Here's how to get them.

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This summer's COVID spread: How the symptoms have changed

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Forget about COVID-19's origins. Focus on preventing the next pandemic

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CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy

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FDA nominee voices support for vaccines at Senate hearing scrutinizing Trump administration efforts

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Measles warning: Infected passenger rode train in Bay Area

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One thing that hasn't changed in 250 years: Americans' willingness to get suckered

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DePetris: The Trump administration is claiming success in drug strikes. Not so fast.

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'Wild West' of untested peptides has Americans paying in crypto to get their fix

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Marin County dementia drug startup gets venture capital infusion

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Lawsuit claims Stanford injected woman with wrong imaging dye, and now she can barely walk

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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

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Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: pharmacy benefit managers

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Supreme Court denies Arizona's bid to delay start of takeover of healthcare in state prisons

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California leads the way in bringing menopause care to prisons

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