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The Mercury News - Health

In one California county, kindergartener vaccination rates dip below herd immunity levels for measles

22 days ago

Bay Area disability rights advocates mourn Alice Wong, talk about her impact

11 hours ago

Sutter Health taking 'big swing' on ultramodern Bay Area hospital

1 day ago

Novo cuts Wegovy prices, but doctors still see cost challenges for patients

1 day ago

24,000 nurses with California Nurses Association reach deal with UC

1 day ago

How to beat the winter blues — aka Seasonal Affective Disorder

1 day ago

Another Bay Area city is banning gas-powered leaf blowers. But not everyone is ready for the switch to electric.

1 day ago

Can a weight loss and diabetes drug treat long COVID?

18 days ago

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

19 days ago

With CDC signoff, CVS says Covid-19 vaccines will be available nationwide without a prescription

1 month ago

CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

1 month ago

Jarvis: Canada lost its measles elimination fight. The US could be next.

22 hours ago

'Scary as hell': Sonoma County farmers confront new avian flu wave and debate over vaccine

7 days ago

Despite the hoopla, vaccines should be in reach this cough-and-cold season

20 days ago

Stanford researchers link lupus to common virus in 'breakthrough' study

1 day ago

James Watson dies at 97; co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix shape helped revolutionize scientific research

11 days ago

Opinion: California universities broke the silence of ALS with federal funds — now at risk

14 days ago

FDA says drugmakers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical

18 days ago

Letters: Turning Point fracas at Cal bodes ill for free speech

1 day ago