COVID-19
COVID-19
A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: fruit bats
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New research links habitat destruction with the spillover of viruses from animals to humans.California
Bill would bar schools from withholding outdoor recess or lunch as punishment
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Research shows the benefits of daily outdoor time and play for schoolchildren.gavin newsom
California ends plans for kids’ COVID vaccine mandate
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The end of the state's COVID-19 state of emergency this month appears to be one hurdle too many to the state's implementation of the mandate.Bay Area
New study reveals global scope of pandemic learning loss
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Delays were worse in math than in reading, and students of lower socioeconomic status likely faced more hurdles to learning environments.climate change
Bills, bills and more bills at California Legislature
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Crime control and climate agendas topped the list of legislators' concerns this week.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.Bay Area
Future of BART likely hinges on voter approval of funding measure
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San Francisco and San Jose metro area office occupancy has plummeted since the pandemic began.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.Cal
