California
California
Dads drive growth in California’s paid family leave program
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The number of men in the state taking paid family leave to bond with a new child has risen nearly 20% since the start of the pandemic.California
Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
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Only once in the last 20 years — the heat wave of 2006 — has the death rate been higher than it was in 2022.California
Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates
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The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade, sped by the pandemic.California
The rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has accelerated
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Californians 85 and older accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.California
More Californians are dying at home. Another COVID ‘new normal’?
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The recent upsurge in at-home deaths started in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, and the rate has continued to climb.California
A work-from-home culture takes root in California
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Researchers say the shift will ripple through the broader economy in ways big and small.California
California’s highest Covid infection rates shift to rural counties
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As vaccination rates rise across the state, the overall numbers of covid cases and deaths have plunged. But health officials are still reporting nearly 1,000 new cases and more than two dozen deaths a day.California
How COVID-19 has changed our movement, as revealed by your cellphone
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Stay-at-home orders may be over, but Californians are still sticking to home way more than before the pandemic, according to mobile phone tracking data.California
