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A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19
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The microbes living in the gut are key to good health.Featured in Category
Brain scan study: Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk
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An estimated 1 in 6 Americans lives in counties with unhealthy levels of particle pollution.COVID-19
State’s hospital systems urge safety in advance of potential holiday case surge
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Hospitals and healthcare workers are feeling the strain of a continued surge in positive COVID cases, and officials are urging Californians to stay home for the holidays.Bay Area
San Francisco approves resolution to condemn naming hospital after Mark Zuckerberg
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Supervisors voted 10-1 on the resolution, with the one vote against suggesting removing Mark Zuckerberg's name should not entail removing the name of his spouse, Dr. Priscilla Chan.Bay Area
‘Housing first’ approach to homelessness could save lives, ‘everything else follows’
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Chronically homeless are dying 20 to 25 years, possibly even 30 years younger than people who maintain their housing.California
California law banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics will transform industry
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The law will ban the manufacture and sale in California of personal care products that contain 24 toxics, including asbestos, formaldehyde and lead, and is expected to fill a gap in federal regulation as companies sell the new formulations nationwide.COVID-19
Sleepless nights, hair loss and cracked teeth: Pandemic stress takes its toll
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The good news is that many of these symptoms are reversible, but it’s important to recognize them early.COVID-19
Lifetime experiences help older adults build resilience to pandemic trauma
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Research shows that many seniors have changed behaviors as they strive to stay safe from the coronavirus.COVID-19
