SF’s first flu death of season prompts health officials to urge residents to get vaccinated
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People should get vaccinated against flu, COVID-19 and RSV, get tested and stay home if they feel sick.
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Resources are expanding for older adults on their own
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Aging alone, without a spouse, a partner, or children, requires careful planning. New programs for this growing population offer much-needed help.health
An Alameda County child tested positive for bird flu. Here’s why this case is different
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The case comes as California grapples with the country’s largest bird flu outbreak among cattle and farmworkers.Health Matters
Teen drug use plummets since COVID, but overdoses rise—how California’s numbers stack up
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Since fewer students experimented with drugs for the first time during the pandemic, it reduced their chances of using them again.Featured in Category
Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn
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Experts worry some dentists have lost sight of the soul of dentistry: preserving and fixing teeth.health
Denied coverage for mental health treatment? Here’s what you can do
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Government agencies can overrule an insurance company’s denial of coverage for a medically necessary mental health treatment, but figuring out how to appeal can be complicated.Health Matters
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in exhaled breath of dolphins, researchers find
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In humans, inhaled microplastics can cause lung inflammation, which can lead to problems including tissue damage, excess mucus, pneumonia, bronchitis, scarring and possibly cancer.Elections
Survey reveals abortion is most important issue for young women as Election Day nears
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Harris becoming the Democratic presidential nominee energized women voters in a way that the Biden candidacy had not.Featured in Category
Whooping cough cases at Piedmont High School trigger county health notice
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Multiple cases reported locally; CDC says cases are on the rise nationally.Health Matters
Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves
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In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia by themselves often fall through the cracks.Health Matters
