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The Mercury News - Health

Dr. William Foege dies at 89; leader in smallpox eradication was called 'the Father of Global Health'

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What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention

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Health care workers join Oakland vigil to protest ICE fatal shooting of Minneapolis ICU nurse

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Contra Costa Health issues alert after Martinez Refining Company flaring

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Kaiser workers strike again in Bay Area, with no end in sight

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COVID prepared California long-term care facilities for norovirus threat

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FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines

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Conflicting advice on COVID shots likely to ding already low vaccine rates, experts warn

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Can a weight loss and diabetes drug treat long COVID?

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Bay Area County reports first measles case since 2012

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States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy

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Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

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US flu activity fell for a second week. But experts worry the season is far from over

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Thomas Fogarty dies; innovative Stanford surgeon, Peninsula winemaker

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Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine

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Legal questions swirl around FDA's new expedited drug program, including who should sign off

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How a California startup's universal flu shot sold for $9 billion

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Epic Care is at the Forefront of Theranostic Therapy: A New Era of Precision Cancer Treatment and Hope

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