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The Mercury News - Health

Opinion: Health care in 2025 — chaos, costs and controversy without progress

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Cats, guns and ICE: 7 new California laws in 2026

5 days ago

Asian Americans for Community Involvement gives Bay Area seniors a new lease on life

6 days ago

Guns marketed for personal safety fuel public health crisis in Black communities

21 minutes ago

Incarcerated women often don't have enough period products

18 hours ago

Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes

1 day ago

Trying to improve your health and wellness in 2026? Keep it simple

2 days ago

Fatal overdoses decline for second year in a row in Santa Cruz County

3 days ago

Hand, foot and mouth disease spreading in Southern California

3 days ago

FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines

23 days ago

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

1 month ago

Can a weight loss and diabetes drug treat long COVID?

2 months ago

Common viral infections like flu and shingles can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, analysis finds

2 months ago

'Super flu' variant is circulating and raising concern. Here's what to know about it

10 days ago

Under Kennedy, America's health department is in the business of promoting Kennedy

17 days ago

South Carolina measles quarantine soars beyond 300 people

20 days ago

How will child vaccine rollback impact Bay Area families?

28 days ago

How a California startup's universal flu shot sold for $9 billion

3 days ago

FDA panelists questioned antidepressants in pregnancy. But doctors call them a lifeline

4 days ago

How a rare drug made from California scientists' blood saves babies from botulism

24 days ago

US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

28 days ago

Two years later, this $18,926 surgery claim is still in limbo - is there a way out?

1 day ago

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

30 days ago