COVID-19
California
Four things to know about the California budget deal
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California Assembly and Senate budget leaders announce a budget deal that includes stimulus checks, more in-state students at UC campuses and more money for public health and undocumented immigrants.California
Newsom wants to spend millions on the health of low-income mothers and their babies
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Democratic legislators back measures that would end the “pink tax” on diapers and menstrual products, provide mental health support, and pilot a guaranteed-income program.COVID-19
Little-known illnesses turning up in Covid long-haulers
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A significant number of post-covid patients suffer from syndromes that few doctors understand and that patients sometimes struggle to have taken seriously.COVID-19
Pandemic leads doctors to rethink unnecessary treatment
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Covid-caused delays in medical treatments and surgeries are producing data for health care providers to take another look at what’s needed and what isn’t.Bay Area
Air quality officials ask commuters to ditch cars, work remotely
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The onset of "smog season" comes with warmer weather, officials said.California
Another soda tax bill dies. Another win for big soda
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Public health advocates blame the political — and financial — clout of the soft drink industry for the failure of yet another bill to allow local taxes on soft drinks.California
Hospitals in much of California begin reopening to visitors
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With counties moving to less-restrictive tiers and the state loosening visitation restrictions, hospitals are allowing more visitors for non-COVID-19 patients, but the pace of reopening varies.California
New single-payer bill intensifies Newsom’s political peril
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Newsom came to power promising healthcare reform, but any single-payer proposal will bring on criticism from left and right.California
