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California
Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors as heart attack and stroke patients delay care
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Doctors worry a new wave of cardiac patients is headed their way -- people who have delayed care and will be sicker and more injured when they finally seek care.COVID-19
Always the bridesmaid, public health rarely spotlighted until it’s too late
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The public health system, which operates in the background, rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves -- until there's a crisis.Featured in Category
How climate change is putting doctors in the hot seat
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Asthma and allergies and bronchitis, oh my; climate change is making bad things worse.California
Newsom’s ambitious health care agenda crumbles in a ‘radically changed’ world
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Newsom had ambitious - and expensive - proposals to increase health insurance coverage, reduce homelessness and tackle drug prices. Then came COVID-19.Around Town
Local yoga, fitness studios provide online exercise and stress relief
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Streaming has proven very popular for clients who are sheltering in place -- but don't want that place to be the couch and a surfeit of Netflix.Health Matters
Kaiser scuttles plan for massive office tower in Oakland
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Delays and increasing costs are the reasons -- not anything related to COVID-19, says Kaiser spokesperson.health
Ask an expert: How solid are California’s coronavirus projections?
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CalMatters speaks with Lee Riley at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health to understand projections that the virus could infect half the states.Bay Area
