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V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID vaccine safety with their phones
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The opt-in monitoring service is one of several reporting tools available to public health researchers and professionals.Bay Area
Bay Area leaders express their outrage at high court’s Texas abortion ban ruling
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a Texas law that effectively bans abortions, precipitating concern that the law opens the door to an eventual overturn of Roe v. Wade.California
Union and health care provider join to offer training to fill worker gaps in California health care
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A new approach to educating allied health care workers is helping to redefine higher education to quickly move and meet demand.California
Democrats say abortion is on the line in recall election — but rolling back rights wouldn’t be easy
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Reproductive rights groups and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom argue that Californians’ access to abortion would be threatened if he is recalled.California
COVID vaccinations lag for people on Medi-Cal
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In all California counties, Medi-Cal enrollees have been vaccinated at lower rates, with the inability of low-income people to take time off work a contributing factor.Bay Area
‘Forever chemicals’: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water
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In the state's first big step toward regulating ubiquitous “forever chemicals” proposed thresholds are much lower than federal guidelines for drinking water.Bay Area
Newsom promised big on California health care. Where do his bold plans stand now?
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Three of the California governor’s boldest health care promises — including affordable medications and universal health care — have made little progress so far.California
Can Biden’s plan to remove urban highways improve the health of American cities?
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Pollution and noise from urban highways like Oakland's Interstate 880 intersect with illness for neighbors. But “green” developments that replace them can displace the very families harmed in the first place.California
