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The Mercury News - Health

Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

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Nearly 90,000 bottles of children's liquid pain medication recalled

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Scream your way to happiness? Maybe not, but scream clubs promise some relief

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He was brought to jail instead of the hospital, and died within hours. A California judge just OK'd his mother's lawsuit.

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California hospice, home care providers call for federal crackdown amid fraud concerns

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FDA approves new higher-dose version of Wegovy shots

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Study: More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in pandemic

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California woman has spent 5½ dark years with long COVID

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Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

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New Stanford study points to vaccine that protects against multiple infections

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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

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

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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.

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South San-Francisco-based Structure's obesity pill results rival Novo, Lilly treatments

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

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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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TikTok influencer whose 'mommy makeover' went awry dies at age 47

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McCloskey: Republicans are squandering their MAHA moment

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