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‘They treat me like I’m old and stupid’: seniors on clinicians’ age bias
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Ageism in health care settings, which can result in inappropriate or dangerous treatment, is getting new attention during the pandemic.COVID-19
Scientists search for cause of mysterious COVID-related inflammation in children
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Scientists treating kids for MIS-C point to rare genes, leaky guts and a “superantigen.”Bay Area
‘Purple Air’ arose from curiosity about gravel pit pollution
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Purple Air sensors provide important real-time information, even if they tend to overestimate the pollution in the air, the device's creator said.Bay Area
Stanford study: writing to a teacher can turn around student lives
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Formerly incarcerated students were less than half as likely to return to jail after they wrote to their teachers.Bay Area
Hospitals brace for strikes as California workers protest staff shortages
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Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points.California
Youthful advisers shape mental health program for their peers
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A college student who grew up in the pressure cooker environment of Palo Alto is one of dozens of young people advising the new program.Bay Area
Inside a Bay Area school’s approach to reading as a ‘civil right’
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Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond is revamping its literacy program this year with a greater emphasis on phonics, classroom discussion, and culturally relevant texts.California
Wildfire smoke’s here to stay — here’s how to clean air indoors
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Filtering the air inside your home is becoming the new normal.Around Town
