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The Mercury News - Health

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Cyclosporiasis: What to know about the diarrhea outbreak, Taco Bell and California

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An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows

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Sam Neill beat cancer but soon faced another final health battle

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Why losing weight isn't just about counting calories — and what to do about it

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El Camino Health to hold annual Men's Health Fair in Los Gatos

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IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here's how to apply

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Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

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US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

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What is Proposition 38 before California voters in the 2026 election?

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FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

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South Bay resident with measles visited SFO airport, San Jose locations

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RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans' medical records for clues on autism and vaccines

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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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Prolific East Bay innovator of common medical devices dies at age 90

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FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary

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Medicare's AI push snarls patients and doctors in errors and delays

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Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces

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Older adults fear becoming a burden more than death, survey finds

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Burned in a bombing in Gaza, a Palestinian teen finds healing with San Jose surgeon

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