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Lawmakers weaken California nursing homes bill — sponsors yank their support

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.

Infants and toddlers may be the most vulnerable to pandemic stresses and trauma because they have never known life without COVID.

Scientists may have identified a free-floating black hole roaming the galaxy about 2,200 to 6,200 light-years away.

Thousands of overworked California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma, pain and grief. They leave a fire but the fire never leaves them.

A more nuanced approach acknowledges that racial health disparities often reflect the effects of generations of systemic racism.

Two Bay Area universities are part of a federally funded effort to improve retention in a health care industry rocked by the pandemic.

California would spend $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx.

The order does not apply to the city of Berkeley, which has its own health jurisdiction.

Lawmakers blame the ebbs and flows of the coronavirus, the public’s short attention span, and opposition from public safety unions.

Identifying long COVID in older adults can be tricky, but there are good strategies for getting care and fighting the impact of the virus.