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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health

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Ovarian cancer test may not work on some Black, Native American patients

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Advanced cancers back at prepandemic levels, despite delay in screenings

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California pauses prison medical parole program, opting for early release or incarceration

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Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare's preventive care coverage mandate

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CDC advisory group considers narrowing COVID vaccine recommendations

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Palomar Health board backs CEO despite recent difficulties

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Gutting Head Start would end services to thousands of San Diego families, cut hundreds of jobs

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States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs

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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an 'extraordinary' healer

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Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims

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Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an 'alarming rate'

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Experts make new recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines, but it's unclear what happens next

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WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes

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RFK Jr.'s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials

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Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared

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These abortion abolitionists want women who get abortion to face criminal charges

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Pfizer ends development of potential pill obesity treatment

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The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know

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Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

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The House speaker's eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline

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Cabot Creamery butter recalled over fecal bacteria contamination

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County supervisors vote in favor of mental health care investments

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Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

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Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock

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'Natty or not?' Gymgoers coming clean about steroids

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AI can serve up ideas for healthy meals in a snap — but they come with a side of caution

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All the News That's Fit: Suicide drop, crowded hospitals and mind blindness

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Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia

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DOGE cuts shut down San Diego County's wastewater testing system

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Immigration crackdowns disrupt the caregiving industry. Families pay the price

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Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

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San Diego to take a $40 million hit in federal funding for public health

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S.D. County issues warning on locally harvested shellfish

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Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation's health care safer

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'We watched her suffer and begged for answers, but none came': San Diego woman advocates for bill after mother's death

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Does Wordle help? Experts reveal ways keep your brain sharp

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UCSD braces for possible $500M in annual cuts, shelves some building plans

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Falls from border wall drop sharply with change in military presence

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Liquid eggs recalled for possible bleach contamination

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'I am going through hell': Job loss, mental health, and the fate of federal workers

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What happens to your brain when you retire?

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All the News That's Fit: States and doctor stats, antiseptic history, and an epic Jell-O experiment

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A simple technique to help you fall asleep

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Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies

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'Short bursts' of stair climbing may improve leg strength in older adults

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9-year-old San Diego girl dies hours after dental surgery

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UC workers set for one-day strike

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The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul

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Sharp demands Palomar repay $26 million after collaborative deal flatlines

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Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent threat' is spreading in hospitals

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States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal

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Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers in a major restructuring plan

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Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump's demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding

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Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

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Strike by Kaiser mental health workers nears the six-month mark

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Everglades therapy: Veterans combat PTSD by wrangling invasive Burmese pythons

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Tribal health leaders say Medicaid cuts would decimate health programs

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New Parkinson's treatment developed at Stanford could help millions

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Are ultraprocessed foods addictive?

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Do we age steadily, or in bursts?

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Tuberculosis cases continue to increase in San Diego County

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This cutting-edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

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23andMe users alerted they may want to delete genetic data. Here's how to do it

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'I didn't think it would be this bad': San Diego veterans worry VA cuts will hurt their care

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The pandemic left a lasting imprint on San Diego County's health care system

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Medicaid recipients struggle to find mental health care. Looming cuts could make it harder

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Health insurers made $41B the year COVID-19 landed. Why are they raising rates now?

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FDA crackdown on poppers prompts rush on popular gay party drug

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Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root

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Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year

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Johnson & Johnson plans $55 billion in US investments over the next four years

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Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals recalled for 'wood-like material' linked to choking

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Architect of San Diego County's behavioral health approach resigns

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