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The Mercury News - Health

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

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

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Another California hospital drops gender-affirming procedures, prescriptions

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Unknown substance caused chest pain, muscle spasms in staffers at California prison, report says

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Obamacare enrollment dips in Bay Area after extra subsidy expires

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New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary

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Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

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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?

2 months ago

Whooping cough cases climbing in Southern California

9 days ago

2 measles cases test whether the Bay Area can keep the virus from spreading

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Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked

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Jarvis: Vaccine changes will make American children suffer again

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Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine

5 days ago

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

21 days ago

FDA panelists questioned antidepressants in pregnancy. But doctors call them a lifeline

23 days ago

Taves: Failed Silicon Valley politician plans to inject California's Prop. 13 with steroids

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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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