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The Mercury News - Health

Prosecutors seek reforms to California's 'broken' mental health diversion program

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Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks

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Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

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Stanford partners with Alameda Health System to expand specialty medical care at St. Rose Hospital

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California unveils hospice fraud arrests, pushing back on 'kingdom of fraud' claim by Trump official

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Abortion opponents want Trump's FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions

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Kids may be more likely to get the new 'Cicada' variant of Covid-19. Here's what to know about BA.3.2

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Study: More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in pandemic

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California woman has spent 5½ dark years with long COVID

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Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

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US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

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Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance

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It's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

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FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill for obesity

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Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

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AI finds existing drugs that may extend survival for ALS patients

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South San-Francisco-based Structure's obesity pill results rival Novo, Lilly treatments

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