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COVID near you? CDC launches new wastewater tracking dashboard
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A useful tool to track viral activity levels.Featured in Category
Student-run nonprofit and UCSF Benioff Oakland join forces to help families
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Helping kids have a happy and festive winter holiday season even when families are burdened by illness and medical bills.California
Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist
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Physical therapists left the field en masse during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as demand from aging baby boomers skyrocketed.Featured in Category
ILLUSTRATED REPORT: How the thyroid gland mystifies doctors and patients
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Stories from endocrinologists who treat hypothyroidism and several patients who live with it.Featured in Category
Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care
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There are often no definitive diagnostic tests, so patients may rack up big bills as they search for confirmation of their condition and for treatment options.food
Why do people get red wine headaches? UC researchers may have figured out the culprit
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Although more research is needed to say definitively, the culprit appears to be linked to a plant pigment found in greater quantities in red wine.Health Matters
US Military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’
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PFAS chemicals are found in hundreds of products and weapons used by the U.S. military.California
Why long-term care insurance falls short for so many
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The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.Health Matters
