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COVID-19
Will Covid spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe
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Recent research suggests that the covid virus is mutating to better dodge people’s immune defenses.Health Matters
BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity
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The human body mass index is tied to a measure of obesity invented almost 200 years ago.Bay Area
19 California school districts recognized for policies that support LGBTQ+ students
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Some 118 school districts completed the survey. Piedmont Unified School District was one of 225 that did not respond.gavin newsom
Health care workers union is using ballot measures to remedy low wages amid a workforce shortage
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Union leaders hope that local wins for two measures to raise healthcare workers' wages at private facilities will spur a statewide movement.California
Addiction experts fear the fallout if California legalizes sports betting
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Psychiatrists are especially concerned about online betting.Bay Area
Education on fentanyl, other drugs often optional in California schools, if offered at all
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In Piedmont Unified, drug and alcohol use among 11th graders neared 60% according to a recent state survey. The state average is 19%.Health Matters
Severe sleep apnea diagnosis panics reporter until he finds a simple, no-cost solution
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Sleep medicine turns out to be a thriving industry, but journalist Jay Hancock researched the condition and found a danger of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.COVID-19
U.S. making progress toward defanging COVID-19 but death rate remains too high, Fauci says
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It will be important for people to receive the recently approved vaccines that target subvariant strains of the virus’ omicron variant.Bay Area
