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How the state sent Californians’ personal health data to LinkedIn
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The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign.Featured in Category
Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds
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Attitudes about a debunked link between measles vaccines and autism haven’t budged too much, but there’s still a partisan divide over it.California
California halts medical parole, sends several critically ill patients back to prison
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The change is drawing protests from attorneys representing prisoners and the author of the medical parole law, saying prisoners’ health is at risk.Health Matters
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump
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A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically.health
A Kaiser strike by mental health workers drags on — setting a US record — as talks resume
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Nearly six months into the dispute against Kaiser, eight mental health care workers banded together last week in a five-day hunger strike.Bay Area
EBMUD closes public access to boat launches at its reservoirs to prevent mussel invasion
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After hitching a ride on a freighter from Asia, golden mussels now pose a threat to the drinking water in the East Bay.California
California has big plans for improving mental health. Medicaid cuts could upend them
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About two-thirds of California’s $161 billion Medicaid spending comes from the federal government.science
UC San Francisco researcher wins Breakthrough Prize for multiple sclerosis discovery
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His work opens the possibility of treating MS with antiviral drugs, and for the development of a vaccine for EBV to prevent MS altogether.Bay Area
