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Are you an optimist? Could you learn to be? Your health may depend on it
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Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and healthy aging.Health Matters
How will California handle the youth fentanyl overdose crisis?
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One analysis found that fentanyl was responsible for 1 in 5 deaths among 15- to 24-year-old Californians in 2021.Bay Area
FDA expands omicron-specific COVID-19 booster vaccine authorization to kids under 5
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The updated, “bivalent” boosters target both the initial COVID-19 strain and the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the highly contagious omicron variant.COVID-19
The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them
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Health officials say a key difference between this upcoming winter and the last two is the wider availability of COVID antivirals like Paxlovid.Health Matters
Should older seniors risk major surgery?
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An important new study offers much-needed data.California
After election win, California’s AG turns to investigating hospital algorithms for racial bias
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Rob Bonta has begun an inquiry into hospital software programs that might bake in racial discrimination.Bay Area
Flu, COVID, RSV transmission increasing ‘in every category’ state officials warn
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For infants and young toddlers, RSV can be more serious than a common cold.Health Matters
Sick Profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties
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Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators.Bay Area
