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Why the ‘Good Death’ is having its moment: Candid conversations are reshaping life’s end
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From death doulas to death cafés, people are finding new ways to face mortality with openness.Bay Area
Real estate investors profit from long-term care while residents languish
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Over the past decade, real estate investment trusts have bought thousands of buildings that house nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, and medical offices.California
Your new therapist: chatty, leaky, and hardly human
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With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps — with little evidence they work and few regulations.health
Can medical malpractice lawsuits protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy? This California lawmaker thinks so
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Medical and mental health organizations condemn conversion therapy, which is rooted in the now-debunked theory that homosexuality is a mental illness.Featured in Category
Doctors are adopting AI to take notes during visits — what to know about opting out
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If your practitioner suggests using an AI scribe at your next appointment, here are three things to keep in mind.California
‘A false front’: The California agency failing to stop conservatorship abuses
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A CalMatters investigation into a state oversight agency found it failed to fulfill its elder care mandate, even as California's population ages.Bay Area
California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse
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Most of the severe declines happened in rural areas, although urban counties like San Francisco and Los Angeles also saw decreases.Technology
California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial
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This case, and others like it, have produced reams of internal documents showing how executives put profits over teens’ mental wellness.Health Matters
