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The Mercury News - Health

Biden administration shelves ban on menthol cigarettes

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Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements

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He thinks his wife died in an understaffed hospital. Now he's trying to change the industry

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Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed

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TikTok to crack down on content that promotes disordered eating and dangerous weight-loss habits

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Census change will lead to more data on health of Middle Eastern, North African people in US

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Bird flu's disturbing new turn into cattle - are California herds safe?

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Congress likely to kick the can on COVID-era telehealth policies

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Who's dying now? Here's how recent COVID deaths compare to the early months of the pandemic in California

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After pandemic pause, Caltech restores standardized testing requirement for incoming undergrads

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Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists

21 days ago

Bay Area health officials urge vaccination amid measles rise

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Needle pain is a big problem for kids. One Bay Area doctor has a plan

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Opinion: How should we deal with COVID now?

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Bay Area county health officials report whooping cough spike

1 month ago

Measles exposure may have occurred at East Bay restaurant

1 month ago

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

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Walmart, M.D.: Why the world's largest retailer wants to be America's doctor

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Move over, fentanyl? Stimulant overdose deaths are rising fast

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Weight loss drug may help people with obstructive sleep apnea, drugmaker says

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Invasive mosquitoes were spotted in East San Jose. Here's how you can stop the dangerous pests.

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A Kentucky lawmaker had a nonviable pregnancy. State abortion bans made her loss more agonizing

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Doctors race against Florida's six-week abortion ban

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Tenn. bill criminalizes helping minors get gender-affirming care

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Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

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FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing

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