Climate Focus: Bay Area’s Hotter Temperatures
More severe drought, extended and more intense fire seasons have become more common since 2000, but you may be surprised to see how much warmer than average the region’s temperatures
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Kaiser Permanente, big player in state COVID-19 vaccine effort, has had trouble vaccinating own members
As managed-care giant Kaiser Permanente assumes a prominent role in California’s new covid-19 vaccination strategy, it is drawing mixed reviews from members across the country for the way it has
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Her Heart Failed During Pregnancy. Months Later, She Gave Birth
Maria Vang was 17 weeks pregnant with her first baby when the unexpected happened. Her heart failed. A team of medical professionals at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center rushed
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Big Drop in Coronavirus Testing in Santa Clara County
As the nation ramps up the COVID-19 vaccine operations there is another concern — the number of people showing up to get tested has dropped dramatically and the fear is
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Wolf Tracked Near Yosemite Park for First Time in 100 Years
A young male wolf has been traveling near Yosemite National Park, the farthest south a wolf has been tracked in California in more than a century, officials said. Researchers have
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Questions About One Medical Vaccine Controversy Linger
A lot of confusion continues to swirl around the decision by three Bay Area counties to cut off COVID-19 vaccine supplies to One Medical, a major health provider. As we
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Spotlight on coronavirus vaccines overshadows furious effort to find new treatments
Might protection from COVID-19 be found in drugs as simple as pseudoephedrine and arthritis medication? Flaxseed and turmeric extract? Fish oil, ibuprofen, nasal spray, Vitamin D? Hopes are high that
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How the new one-dose COVID-19 vaccine compares to Pfizer and Moderna
A COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson — the company best known for producing Band-Aids — is safe and effective, according to a Food and Drug Administration review released
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COVID outbreaks tied to maskless gym workouts, CDC reports say
Two COVID-19 outbreaks have been linked to maskless exercise classes at gyms in Chicago and Honolulu, according to new reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the Chicago
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NASA shares first video and audio, new images from Mars Perseverance rover
During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling “How to Land on Mars.” The video, along with other newly
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