Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light, but hiccups persist
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Health tech experts estimate that a third of providers have access to ambient AI scribe technology.
Health Matters
Older Americans quit weight-loss drugs in droves
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Loss of coverage, gastrointestinal problems, and decreased muscle mass are all factors in the trend.California
Can Newsom deliver on unmet promises in his final year as governor?
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Under Governor Gavin Newsom’s tenure, health care has been expanded, but his housing goals and homelessness pledges remain unfinished.Environment
Contra Costa County confirms measles case exposures in Walnut Creek and Lafayette
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Measles can develop seven to 21 days after exposure.California
Millions of Californians gaining IVF access as new fertility insurance law takes effect
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On January 1, large group health insurers in California — employers with at least 100 workers — will be required to begin covering fertility preservation and in vitro fertilization services.Bay Area
CARE Court was created to help California’s toughest homeless cases. Why that’s been so hard
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More than two years after the program first launched, most people starting the CARE Court process aren’t homeless, and those who are homeless aren’t always getting what they need most: housing.children
Marin County health officials urge childhood vaccines despite shift in federal policy
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Hepatitis B is a serious viral liver disease that can be transmitted at birth, and up to 90% of infected infants develop lifelong infection — a rate far higher than in older children or adults.Bay Area
Wild mushrooms linked to outbreak of deadly poisoning in Bay Area, Monterey
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Officials urge the public to temporarily avoid foraging for and eating any wild mushrooms.Featured in Category
CEO, president of SF telehealth firm convicted in $100M Adderall ‘pipeline’ scheme
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The company had a brazen business scheme "based on addiction, deception, and disregard for patient safety."Health Matters
What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism
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A reshaped CDC website suggesting that vaccines cause autism has appalled the medical community.California
