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Bird flu's disturbing new turn into cattle

WEBU.S. health officials are closely monitoring the recent leap of avian flu from birds to cattle — and earlier this month, to a Texas dairy farmer. The Centers for …

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California youth, and their parents, can access free mental health app

WEBThe new year is bringing new mental health resources to California’s youth, right on their phones.. Two new apps — available to state residents on Jan. 1 — will …

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Health officials working to contain Shigella outbreak in Santa Cruz …

WEBAccording to a release from the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, 27 cases of shigellosis have been reported in Santa Cruz County since late January. Of …

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Opinion: Schools' shift from community to competition harms our …

WEBThe current state of young people’s mental health is dire. Amidst their staggering rates of anxiety, depression and deaths from suicide and drug overdoses, the …

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Assembly billl would dissolve longtime East Bay healthcare district

WEBAssemblyman Jim Frazier, D-Fairfield, has introduced a bill, AB903, that would dissolve the district and require the county to run all of its community health …

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Santa Cruz County sees near doubling of active COVID cases, …

WEBAs of Monday, county epidemiologists recorded 755 active COVID-19 cases. Before the most recent four-day round up, the agency knew of a total of 893 active …

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Emeryville: Stanford Health Care opens new patient center

WEBSara Figueroa, registered nurse, left, shows a tour group an endoscopy procedure room at Stanford Health Care's new outpatient clinic in Emeryville, Calif., on …

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Santa Clara County asks state to intervene over closure of Regional

WEBSAN JOSE — Santa Clara County officials, doctors and community members are imploring the state to intervene in HCA Healthcare’s decision to close …

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Biden administration shelves ban on menthol cigarettes

WEBThe announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of …

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What does a lawsuit over 1.25 miles of track in Richmond say …

WEBWhat does a lawsuit over 1.25 miles of track in Richmond say about the odds of a train derailment in the East Bay? A jury trial is slated to begin this summer in case …

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Enrollment efforts expand as Medi-Cal starts covering adults who …

WEBPreviously California had opened eligibility to youth and elderly people who are undocumented. The expansion is expected to cost about $2.6 billion annually. …

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Buckingham Palace, U.K. government reviewing ‘unwell’ King …

WEBBuckingham Palace and the British government began reviewing hundreds of documents related to King Charles III’s future funeral following the monarch’s cancer …

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Alameda County mobile teams to help people in mental crisis

WEBWithin a few months, teams of mental health workers and EMTs will be dispatched in some Alameda County cities to help people having a mental crisis or …

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Tesla Devil’s Slide crash: Hearing held on accused driver's potential

WEBTesla Devil’s Slide crash: Hearing begins over accused driver’s potential admission into mental health diversion program Dharmesh Patel faces multiple counts …

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Letters: Gaza war crimes MAGA in Congress Mental health

WEBLetters: Ending relationship | Cap utility tax | No expansion | Punish protesters | Crying victim By integrating mental health topics into the curriculum, students gain …

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Haiti's health system nearing collapse as chaos grips country

WEBThe violence has forced several medical institutions and dialysis centers to close, including Haiti’s largest public hospital. Located in downtown Port-au-Prince, the …

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Letters: Death penalty Help the homeless Unaffordable Bay Area

WEBSubmit your letter to the editor via this form.Read more Letters to the Editor.. Federal, state lawssupport death penalty. Re: “DA has no right to dismantle death …

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Oracle moving its 'world headquarters' to Nashville to focus on …

WEBOracle Corp. is planning to make Nashville its “world headquarters” to be closer to a major health care hub, reflecting the software giant’s ambitions in the …

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Governor Newsom celebrates ‘paradigm shifting’ mental health

WEBGovernor Newsom joined legislative and local leaders, families, advocates, veterans, and health care professionals to sign legislation that will modernize and …

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Contra Costa supervisors appoint health services director

WEBMARTINEZ — Anna Roth, a health care executive and registered nurse, is the new director of Contra Costa Health Services, replacing William Walker, who led the …

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Richmond: Day spa source of Legionnaire's disease that killed two

WEBA hot tub at a Richmond day spa was the likely source where bacteria grew and caused a Legionnaires' disease breakout that killed two people and sickened at …

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Healthcare workers at 2 San Jose hospitals vote to authorize strike

WEBWith 97% voting in favor, an estimated 3,000 emergency room technicians, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, lab techs, dieticians, pharmacy techs and …

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Defunct Sovereign Health to pay $11 million to settle wrongful …

WEBThe two sides have settled for $11 million, to be paid through insurer Capitol Specialty Insurance Corporation. “We were pleased the parties could reach a …

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Measles exposure may have occurred at San Leandro restaurant

WEBHealth officials on Wednesday said they identified a person with measles who dined at the Sons of Liberty Alehouse on Juana Avenue between 4:45 p.m. and …

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