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The Mercury News - Health

Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance

20 days ago

It's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

23 days ago

Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

28 days ago

Ultraprocessed foods are turning human thighs into well-marbled steaks

1 hour ago

'Dr. Pimple Popper' Sandra Lee suffered stroke while filming show

2 hours ago

FDA vaccine post candidate is Fox News regular, frequent Gov. Newsom critic

5 hours ago

You aren't the only one who just sits in the car before or after a long day

1 hour ago

Inside the high-stakes corporate fight over feeding preterm babies

1 hour ago

'How low can you go?' The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control

1 day ago

Kids may be more likely to get the new 'Cicada' variant of Covid-19. Here's what to know about BA.3.2

12 days ago

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

27 days ago

California woman has spent 5½ dark years with long COVID

26 days ago

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

1 month ago

US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

11 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

13 days ago

Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

21 days ago

AI finds existing drugs that may extend survival for ALS patients

22 days ago

California biotech lays off half its workers after failing key drug trial

6 hours ago

Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units

6 days ago

Kounalakis: California is the health innovator that can barely afford care

6 days ago

Trump's hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees yields few violators

7 days ago