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Smokers fund California’s early childhood programs. What happens when they quit?

By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | July 18, 2023
A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California’s early childhood services.
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In older adults, a little excess weight isn’t such a bad thing

By Judith Graham | July 17, 2023
Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.
Around Town

Here’s what you need to know about this weekend’s heatwave

By Exedra Staff and Bay City News | July 14, 2023
Excessive heat warning, health advisories, "Spare the Air" alert, and more.
California

Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates

By Phillip Reese | July 14, 2023
The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade, sped by the pandemic.
Business & Finance

Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules

By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | July 11, 2023
State supreme court leery of setting unwieldy precedent with workers’ comp payout to a Bay Area woman who sued her husband's employer.
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A piping hot weekend lies ahead for some in the Bay Area

By Exedra Staff and Bay City News | July 11, 2023
Piedmont is expected to escape triple-digit highs but an excessive heat watch will be in effect for much of the region.
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Misinformation obscures standards guiding gender-affirming care for trans youth

By Helen Santoro | KFF Health News | July 3, 2023
Much of the confusion is over puberty blockers, drugs that have been used for decades for children who enter puberty too early.
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What you need to know on the California budget deal

By Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | June 27, 2023
Legislators will start voting today on bills related to the agreement that was weeks in the making.
California

Corporations and climate change: California may force large businesses to disclose climate impacts

By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | June 27, 2023
Top polluters and climate-related financial risks would be disclosed to the public.
Family & Kids

E-cigs are still flooding the US, addicting teens with higher nicotine doses

By Liz Szabo | KFF Health News | June 26, 2023
The FDA, Justice Department, and White House have failed to act as vapes with kid-friendly flavors proliferate.
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