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The Mercury News - Health

Conflicting advice on COVID shots likely to ding already low vaccine rates, experts warn

2 months ago

Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at LAX, Disneyland

6 hours ago

Dancing in high heels is boosting these women's confidence 'exponentially'

8 hours ago

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm

1 day ago

What to know about tuberculosis in the Bay Area after outbreak at high school

1 day ago

Opinion: New federal dietary guidelines mark troubling retreat on alcohol

1 day ago

Flu cases on the rise in California; doctors urge vaccinations

2 days ago

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

3 days ago

COVID prepared California long-term care facilities for norovirus threat

13 days ago

FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines

1 month ago

Dr. William Foege dies at 89; leader in smallpox eradication was called 'the Father of Global Health'

5 days ago

US measles cases rise, spread to five more states

9 days ago

Bay Area County reports first measles case since 2012

10 days ago

States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy

11 days ago

East Bay man blazed trail for others with pioneering back surgery

3 days ago

Thomas Fogarty dies; innovative Stanford surgeon, Peninsula winemaker

5 days ago

Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine

16 days ago

Legal questions swirl around FDA's new expedited drug program, including who should sign off

16 days ago

Epic Care is at the Forefront of Theranostic Therapy: A New Era of Precision Cancer Treatment and Hope

1 month ago