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The Mercury News - Health

Flu season didn't start when or where it was expected. Get your shot now, health officials say

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The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

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FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year

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She says vaccines killed her twins. The authorities say she did.

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Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case

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The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year

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UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump

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COVID-19, flu vaccines are available in the Bay Area. Here's how to get them.

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This summer's COVID spread: How the symptoms have changed

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Forget about COVID-19's origins. Focus on preventing the next pandemic

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School vaccination rates reveal hidden measles outbreak risks. But access depends on where you live.

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Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US

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San Francisco records first flu death of the season

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Here's why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu

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DePetris: The Trump administration is claiming success in drug strikes. Not so fast.

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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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Kratom, 7-OH laws diverge amid the spread of potent synthetic products

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