California California pharmacies quit flavoring kids’ medication as new state rules take effect By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | December 1, 2023 Medicines that are commonly flavored include flu syrups, like Tamiflu, and various antibiotic prescriptions, including amoxicillin and Augmentin.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: SF film fest delivers weird and wacky flicks By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | December 1, 2023 "Another Hole in the Head" is in its twentieth year.
Lifestyle Merriam-Webster’s word of the year reflects our anxiety about AI By Roger J. Kreuz | The Conversation | November 28, 2023 The word “authentic” denotes something accurate or authoritative, but those concepts can be slippery.
Featured in Category ILLUSTRATED REPORT: How the thyroid gland mystifies doctors and patients By Oona Tempest & Andy Miller | KFF Health News | November 27, 2023 Stories from endocrinologists who treat hypothyroidism and several patients who live with it.
Bay Area BART bidding farewell to paper tickets after more than 50 years, switches to Clipper-only By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | November 27, 2023 The change took effect Nov 30 as BART rolled out new fare gates that won’t accept the old paper/magstripe tickets.
food Why do people get red wine headaches? UC researchers may have figured out the culprit By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | November 26, 2023 Although more research is needed to say definitively, the culprit appears to be linked to a plant pigment found in greater quantities in red wine.
Books Pride flag gone. Library books under review. The new era of backlash politics in California By Alexei Kosoff | CalMatters | November 25, 2023 Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance as a form of protest against liberal California.
California Why long-term care insurance falls short for so many By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News and JoNel Aleccia | KFF Health News | November 25, 2023 The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.
Arts & Entertainment SF Opera hopes for new fans with interactive ‘Encounter’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | November 24, 2023 This Friday's immersive opera experience includes casino games, staged burlesque, a dance floor, and a multitude of roving performers.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Playhouse puts on magical ‘Guys and Dolls’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | November 24, 2023 This small scale production is a terrific way to experience a hit Broadway musical.