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The Mercury News - Health

3-year-old South Bay boy recovering from burns after fire pit explosion

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San Jose approves moratorium on new tobacco retailers, bans sale of nitrous oxide at smoke shops

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Alameda County's Measure B leading in early results

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Santa Rosa man uses CPR to help save wife's life after cardiac arrest: 'A freaking hero'

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OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

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Families pay thousands for an unproven autism treatment. Researchers say we need ethical guidelines for marketing the tech

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86,000 University of California workers to strike statewide Nov. 17-18

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Singer Sam Smith reveals he got liposuction at 13

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Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity's dark side

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Can a weight loss and diabetes drug treat long COVID?

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Common viral infections like flu and shingles can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke, analysis finds

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With CDC signoff, CVS says Covid-19 vaccines will be available nationwide without a prescription

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CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

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Despite the hoopla, vaccines should be in reach this cough-and-cold season

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In one California county, kindergartener vaccination rates dip below herd immunity levels for measles

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During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

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COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

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James Watson dies at 97; co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix shape helped revolutionize scientific research

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Opinion: California universities broke the silence of ALS with federal funds — now at risk

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FDA says drugmakers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical

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Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb disease

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