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COVID-19 Latest News and Information on the Pandemic and …

Get the latest COVID-19 news, stories and information on the pandemic, vaccines and mandates around the San Francisco Bay Area and California.

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Bay Area county declares loneliness crisis: 'People are suffering'

In San Mateo County’s 2022 Health and Quality of Life Survey, 45.2% of respondents reported struggling with isolation or loneliness — up from 32.7% in 2018, …

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California Offers Health Insurance For As Little As $10 A

California's insurance marketplace, Covered California, offers health insurance for as little as $10 a month, with rates depending on household income and size, as well as …

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Tuberculosis Cases Rose Sharply In 2023 Compared To 2022

San Joaquin County Public Health Services officials announced Friday that the county saw a large increase from 2022 to 2023 in active tuberculosis cases. County officials …

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22-year-old SF State student identified as man who died in 280 crash

Alex Kauffman, a 22-year-old Alameda resident, died on March 9, the office confirmed to SFGATE. The crash happened at about 2:08 a.m. on the northbound 280 …

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Marijuana use linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke

Adults who used marijuana daily had 25% higher odds of having a heart attack and 42% higher odds of stroke than people who didn't use it at all. Smoking was the most …

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A large US health care tech company was hacked. It's leading

On Thursday, Change Healthcare, a massive U.S. health care technology company owned by UnitedHealth Group, announced a ransomware group claimed …

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Owner Of Supplements Company That Allegedly Preyed On …

Prosecutors filed suit against Monterey-based Health Alert and its owner, Bruce West, in June of 2021, alleging that the company made false and misleading advertising …

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UCSF Health slated to acquire two historic San Francisco

UCSF Health struck a deal to acquire Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center, two of San Francisco’s “longest-serving” hospitals, according to a Feb. …

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Biden and Harris team up for health care event in North Carolina

The state is also a health care success story for the president. The American Rescue Plan, a pandemic recovery measure signed by Biden, included financial incentives for …

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The 8 best medical alert systems for 2023

The Best Medical Alert Systems in 2023. Bay Alarm Medical: Best value. Medical Guardian: Best high-tech features. Alexa Together: Best for Amazon Alexa Users. ADT …

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Mental health problems and meth common in deaths in non

Like Scott — who died in 2019 after an encounter with Las Vegas police — five of the dead had histories of mental illness and meth in their systems at the time of their deaths. …

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SF startup Fuzzy abruptly shuts down, employees left in the dark

FILE: A beagle freed from a Virginia breeding facility arrives at Priceless Pets, a nonprofit rescue, in Chino Hills, Calif., on July 23, 2022. Fuzzy Pet Health, a San Francisco …

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San Francisco hills: From steepest to most famous

San Francisco is a city of hills. In fact, it’s considered one of the hilliest cities in the world, second only to La Paz, Bolivia. And San Franciscans are proud of it.

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What really happened to Jean Tatlock, the love of Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer was 25 when he arrived on the Berkeley campus in 1929 as an associate professor of physics. He moved into 2665 Shasta Road, up the windy, steep hills …

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Here's everything 49ers' Shanahan said about Deebo Samuel's …

Here's everything 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said about Deebo Samuel's injury after the game. By Alex Simon Jan 20, 2024. Deebo Samuel, right, celebrates the San …

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Shohei Ohtani met with the SF Giants for the free souvenirs

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning of the MLB spring game at Camelback Ranch on March 12, 2024, in …

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San Francisco film fest announces lineup, including Coachella

The film is slated for a release on Amazon Prime Video on May 2. The closing night film is “Thelma,” starring 93-year-old June Squibb as an unlikely action hero alongside …

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Bay Area woman stunned after Hawaii home built on wrong lot

By Andrew Chamings March 28, 2024. The home that was built in Hawaii on a plot owned by Anne Reynolds, who lives in the Bay Area. Anne Reynolds/Courtesy. In 2018, Anne …

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Green Day announces San Francisco show, echoing 'Simpsons

The setup is oddly reminiscent of the opening scene of “The Simpsons Movie.”. The film opens with Green Day tearing through a pop-punk cover of “The Simpsons” theme …

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SF Giants hire concessionaire fired by NFL team, prisons and NPS

SF Giants hire same concessionaire fired by NFL team, prisons and national park. By Alex Simon March 28, 2024. The Willie Mays Gate is decorated for the game between the …

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9-year-old rams CHP car while driving to school, officials

A Northern California 9-year-old trying to drive himself to school smashed into a CHP car and led officers on a chase Wednesday, officials said. “A scene straight out of a …

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