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The Mercury News - Health

It's music festival season. How to stay safe and healthy while enjoying the show

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Ellenberg: Dear candidates for governor, California's counties need your urgent attention

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Ultraprocessed foods are turning human thighs into well-marbled steaks

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Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine

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Christina Applegate reportedly hospitalized in LA since late March

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These women had their breasts removed to thwart cancer. Then came the pain

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Navy doctor who led the recovery at Artemis II splashdown recounts experience welcoming home astronauts

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ACLU, advocates pressure San Jose to increase civilian response to mental health emergencies

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Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says

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

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

1 month ago

California woman has spent 5½ dark years with long COVID

30 days ago

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

1 month ago

California urges mpox vaccination after more-severe strain detected in San Francisco

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

4 days ago

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks

8 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

17 days ago

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

25 days ago

AI finds existing drugs that may extend survival for ALS patients

26 days ago

Prop. 64 at 10: Why the illicit cannabis market still dominates in California

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