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After Roe: What happens to abortion in California?
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California can expect a possible influx of out-of-state patients and changes for health care providers as well as action in the political and legislative arenas.health
Lawmakers weaken California nursing homes bill — sponsors yank their support
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Critics say a weakened licensing bill would let the worst operators thrive, but other advocates insisted it was still a step in the right direction.COVID-19
Pandemic babies show developmental delays, more research shows
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Infants and toddlers may be the most vulnerable to pandemic stresses and trauma because they have never known life without COVID.science
UC Berkeley researchers closer to answering how many black holes wander in our galaxy
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Scientists may have identified a free-floating black hole roaming the galaxy about 2,200 to 6,200 light-years away.health
Overworked California firefighters struggle with PTSD, suicide, fatigue, intensifying wildfires
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Thousands of overworked California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma, pain and grief. They leave a fire but the fire never leaves them.Featured in Category
Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work — some doctors want to change that
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A more nuanced approach acknowledges that racial health disparities often reflect the effects of generations of systemic racism.Bay Area
California’s healthcare workers face burnout. These universities want to help
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Two Bay Area universities are part of a federally funded effort to improve retention in a health care industry rocked by the pandemic.California
California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed?
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California would spend $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx.Bay Area
