COVID-19
End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system
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The May 11 expiration of the federal government’s pandemic emergency declaration will affect patient care across a broad range of settings.Bay Area
Are kids collateral damage in California culture wars?
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Survey: Political polarization is hurting school staff and management and heightening anxiety and hostility among students.homelessness
Mobile home parks offer refuge from California’s housing squeeze. Who’s watching them?
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When the health and safety of park residents is on the line, is the state doing enough to help?California
California picks generic drug company to produce low-cost insulin
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blasted pharmaceutical companies for gouging Californians, is also eyeing other generic drugs including naloxone.Education
Social media challenged: San Mateo schools sue tech firms for alleged harm to students
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The same companies, along with Facebook and parent company Meta, face a similar lawsuit in Seattle.California
State’s COVID misinformation law is snarled in lawsuits, conflicting rulings
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Vaccine skeptics are contesting a state law that says doctors who give patients false information about COVID-19 can be disciplined.Bay Area
Health care, nursing facilities won’t require masks under new COVID guidelines
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The state will also end its COVID vaccination requirement for health care workers.Bay Area
Labor safety laws don’t protect these workers. A new state bill would change that
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Exclusion of workers who clean houses or take care of children and the elderly from workplace safety regulations has racist origins, advocates say.COVID-19
