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The Mercury News - Health

Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Parents of 255-pound 7-year-old boy charged with killing him with junk food

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California hospitals say new nursing rules are closing psychiatric beds

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California wants to rescue medical research. Voters must decide if it's worth $8.4 billion

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Bay Area hospitals race to rebuild, facing new earthquake standards

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Richard Scolyer, cancer expert who 'became his own subject,' dies at 59

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'I just don't want it to take over my life': Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world

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IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here's how to apply

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Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

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US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

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FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

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South Bay resident with measles visited SFO airport, San Jose locations

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RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans' medical records for clues on autism and vaccines

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2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

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Prolific East Bay innovator of common medical devices dies at age 90

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FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary

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Los Gatos' newest wellness clinic offers targeted IV, injection therapies

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FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill for obesity

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With a state billionaire tax headed for the November ballot, Newsom urges national tax

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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of Roundup weedkiller

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TikTok is reinventing healthcare. Should you trust it?

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Feds accuse several Californians of defrauding Medi-Cal, Medicare with false claims

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