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COVID-19
It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable
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A two-year extension of pandemic-era funding that helped telehealth services grow nationwide doesn’t guarantee the future of remote medicine.Arts & Entertainment
Legacy film fest on aging offers a variety virtually
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Now in its 11th year, the festival will screen 40 films that expand conventional representations of age and aging in cinema.California
Are you an optimist? Could you learn to be? Your health may depend on it
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Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and healthy aging.Health Matters
Should older seniors risk major surgery?
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An important new study offers much-needed data.Bay Area
DOJ expands Elder Fraud Task Force to stop scams that target older Americans
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The greatest number of victim losses are due to so-called "romance scams."California
Quest to document life produces rich portrait of aging
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Photographer Marna Clarke's creative project has sustained and engaged her since its inception 12 years ago.gavin newsom
Health care workers union is using ballot measures to remedy low wages amid a workforce shortage
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Union leaders hope that local wins for two measures to raise healthcare workers' wages at private facilities will spur a statewide movement.Bay Area
COVID still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting
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The virus remained among the state’s leading causes of death in July.Arts & Entertainment
