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New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors
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Nearly 40% of Americans 60 and older are obese.California
Smokers fund California’s early childhood programs. What happens when they quit?
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A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California’s early childhood services.Featured in Category
In older adults, a little excess weight isn’t such a bad thing
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Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.California
Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates
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The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade, sped by the pandemic.Education
Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates for a return to the creamy ‘whole’ variety
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Schools haven't served whole milk for over a decade, yet the 3.25% fat milk is still the most common type sold in the United States.Business & Finance
Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules
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State supreme court leery of setting unwieldy precedent with workers’ comp payout to a Bay Area woman who sued her husband's employer.Uncategorized
Misinformation obscures standards guiding gender-affirming care for trans youth
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Much of the confusion is over puberty blockers, drugs that have been used for decades for children who enter puberty too early.Bay Area
Need to get Plan B or an HIV test online? Facebook may know about it
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Twelve of the largest drugstores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigative report.California
