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Some of California’s best-paid public employees say they’re ready to strike. Here’s why
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Contracted doctors and psychiatrists earn about twice as much as staff, who say the discrepancy is a deterrent to competitive hiring.health
The debate over flavored medicine for California kids
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Flavoring medicine now falls within the scope of national drug compounding standards.News
The real costs of the new Alzheimer’s drug, most of which will fall to taxpayers
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Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92% of the market for lecanemab, according to drug developer Eisai Co.Family & Kids
Doctors sound alarm about child nicotine poisoning as vapes flood the US market
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Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.Bay Area
Schools ditching asphalt playgrounds to protect kids from rising heat
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Green spaces provide shade on hot days and can also can improve mental and physical health, one expert says.health
Medical cannabis patients, who paved the way for legalization in California, feel left behind
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Some patients and advocates say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting medical needs.COVID-19
California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs
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Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.Arts & Entertainment
