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The Mercury News - Health

Silver Alerts surge in the Bay Area as aging population grows

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An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplants

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California children's hospital study finds more severe trauma with e-bikes

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$190 million for new mental health, addiction treatment centers coming to Bay Area

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Flu vaccines didn't work that well in the US, officials find

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Six federal scientists run out by Trump discuss the work left undone

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'Kind of morbid': Health premiums threaten their nest egg. A terminal diagnosis may spare it

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Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines

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Hospitals fighting measles confront a challenge: Few doctors have seen it before

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New Stanford study points to vaccine that protects against multiple infections

21 days ago

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

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

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COVID prepared California long-term care facilities for norovirus threat

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Two cases of mumps reported at Berkeley High School

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Opinion: Anti-vaccine ideology doesn't just cost lives. It drains pocketbooks.

11 days ago

Person with measles dined twice at Panda Express in Burlingame

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RFK Jr. faces lawsuit by California and 14 other states over US vaccine changes

16 days ago

Lawsuit accuses Bay Area doctor of violating Texas' anti-abortion laws

1 month ago

East Bay man blazed trail for others with pioneering back surgery

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Thomas Fogarty dies; innovative Stanford surgeon, Peninsula winemaker

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Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine

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A singing circle at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw offers support for people with dementia

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