California
After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California
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Nitrate contamination of well water has long been a problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys; now stormwater has flushed more fertilizer and manure into aquifers.Health Matters
Bivalent COVID vaccine, now with full federal approval, is the new standard jab against the virus
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said they intend to simplify the recommended COVID vaccine schedules for most people.health
Tobacco sales phaseout withers in California without support from anti-tobacco advocates
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Anti-tobacco groups won’t say why they didn’t support the bill, which was amended to focus on enforcing an existing flavored tobacco ban.California
California bill would mandate HPV vaccine for incoming college students
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At least four other states have enacted a similar mandate.health
What can California do about abortion pill ruling? Not much
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Unless the ruling is reversed on appeal, mifepristone will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.COVID-19
The California mask mandate is gone. Now some patients fear for their health.
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Some patients with chronic illnesses say they may avoid treatment in largely maskless healthcare facilities rather than risk contracting COVID-19.California
Gov. Newsom wanted California to cut ties with Walgreens — then federal law got in the way
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Federal rules make it difficult for the state to unwind its Medicaid prescription drug agreement, which paid Walgreens $1.5 billion last year.California
No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know
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A federal judge’s recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act is by no means the final word.Books
