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The Mercury News - Health

House cat in Pleasanton infected with rabies in June, likely bit by rabid bat

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A new option for long-term care costs

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As national death rate dips, some states did better than others

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'This is my job': 16-year-old lifeguard describes how he rescued child from pounding surf in Santa Cruz

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Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC director

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Knee pain? Ragged cartilage? Research suggests surgery's not the best answer

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Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

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COVID-19 levels run high in Bay Area wastewater, prompting calls for precautions

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'I just don't want it to take over my life': Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world

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

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Bay Area health officials urge vaccination to prevent measles outbreak

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Will vaccine boosters be necessary as measles spreads nationwide?

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Would hunters take a Lyme disease vaccine? We asked

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

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'Wild West' of untested peptides has Americans paying in crypto to get their fix

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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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Jarvis: The No Surprises Act needs a dose of sunlight

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Letters: Rapper Mistah F.A.B. should find safer ways to entertain kids

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