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State health officials urge preventative measures for flu, COVID, RSV
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Residents are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID and the flu.COVID-19
California faces triple threat of respiratory illnesses
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A convergence of rising influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 infections could come to a head in winter.Featured in Category
An abortion rights question on the California ballot revives the debate over ‘viability’
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The leading advisory group for OB-GYNs removed the term viability from its guidance on abortion in May.Bay Area
Was the public health workforce’s pandemic funding boost enough?
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During the decade after the 2008 recession, state funding for public health dropped 64%.COVID-19
California to end the COVID state of emergency
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The state of emergency gave Newsom wide-ranging powers to issue mandates and enter into billions of dollars of emergency response contracts.COVID-19
Will Covid spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe
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Recent research suggests that the covid virus is mutating to better dodge people’s immune defenses.Health Matters
BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity
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The human body mass index is tied to a measure of obesity invented almost 200 years ago.California
If you’re worried about the planet, consider being composted when you die
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The unconventional idea may be a little off-putting but has many advantages over traditional-but-toxic methods of burial and cremation.Bay Area
