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The Mercury News - Health

People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches

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'Reading Rainbow' host Mychal Threets praised for seeking help

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Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say

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Why do farm children tend to avoid asthma and allergies? German team finds key bacteria.

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California facility where actor Robert Carradine died by suicide failed fed safety rules: report

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West Nile virus activity in California at five-year high

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Letters: Rand Paul and Senate GOP's witch hunt ignores Constitution

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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

17 days ago

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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Jarvis: Trump's vaccine order puts parents in a bind

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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

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Trump's vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago

10 days ago

Fact check: Trump makes false claims as he signs order about childhood vaccines

11 days ago

'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

1 month ago

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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California biotech's at-home urine test aims to catch cancer early

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