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60°F
Thursday, July 28th 2022

Today's e-Edition

Health

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Breaking News

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Sen. Joe Manchin says he has health, energy, tax deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

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Featured

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Watch live: Santa Clara County public health officials discuss monkeypox outbreak

Officials will discuss local data, vaccine plans and the current status of monkeypox response and partnerships in the county.
Officials will discuss local data, vaccine plans and the current status of monkeypox response and partnerships in the county.
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Dr. Sara Cody, Santa Clara County, Health Officer and Director of Public Health speaks during a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
Two newly published studies take totally different approaches but arrive at the same conclusion: The Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, was most likely the epicenter for the coronavirus.

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New studies agree that animals sold at Wuhan seafood market are most likely what started Covid-19 pandemic

The history of milk banks is deeply woven within San Jose, which became home to Mothers’ Milk Bank in 1974, now the oldest milk bank in North America.

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Amid formula shortage, California mothers find unlikely source of relief: breast milk donors

Latest Headlines

  • BART mulls its fourth change to mandatory masking since April

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    Masks back at BART? Agency to vote on renewed mandate Thursday

  • So far, two monkeypox cases have been confirmed in Marin and a third is suspected.

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    COVID-19 remains high in Marin as monkeypox gains foothold

  • With so much at stake, it’s time for greater cultural awareness of the value of sleep.

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    Opinion: Sleep deprivation plays crucial part in youth mental health crisis

Coronavirus

Cases across six Bay Area counties now at 320.

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How widely will monkeypox spread among the Bay Area’s general population?

Cases across six Bay Area counties now at 320.
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    Bay Area car buyers suffer sticker shock, desperate dealers scramble for used vehicles

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    Manchin, Murkowski report positive COVID tests

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    Oakland airport tops key post-COVID benchmark

Vaccines

Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in children in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

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CDC: First two monkeypox cases in children in the US; one in California

Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in children in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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    You might be able to inhale or swallow the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines

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    First US polio case in nearly a decade reported in NY

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    ‘We want to stop the virus’: Monkeypox shots still limited as Bay Area cases grow

Coronavirus - The Path Forward

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with their biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.

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Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with their biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.
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    FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

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    Manjoo: It’s still COVID’s world. We’re just living in it

Medicine

The Supreme Court ruling on abortion has set off a desperate travel scramble to the Golden State, where abortion remains legal.

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Rush to California: Out-of-state patients surge to abortion “sanctuary state”

The Supreme Court ruling on abortion has set off a desperate travel scramble to the...
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    CVS and Rite Aid limiting purchases of emergency contraception

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    California abortion pills: How do you get them if you don’t live here?

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    How California is rushing to protect and expand abortion access

Health Care

Manchin, whose resistance had long derailed sweeping legislation on those issues, abruptly revealed the agreement in a press release. It provided virtually no details on the accord.

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Sen. Joe Manchin says he has health, energy, tax deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Manchin, whose resistance had long derailed sweeping legislation on those issues, abruptly revealed the agreement...
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    How to survive a rattlesnake bite — or better yet, avoid one

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    Kentucky judge extends block on state’s abortion ban

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    House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court

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