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KQED’s health coverage spans daily news to deep-dive stories from the Bay Area and beyond. We cover policy, health trends and the issues that show up in your life and at your doctor appointments.

Bird Flu Jumped From Cows to People. Now Advocates Want More Farmworkers Tested

Anxious About the 2024 Election? Here's What Therapists Recommend

Thousands of UC San Francisco Workers Are Preparing to Strike

Halloween Candies’ Hidden Risks: Food Dyes Linked to Hyperactivity in Kids

A middle-aged woman with glasses speaks at a podium with a sign that says 'Santa Clara Valley Healthcare.'

Santa Clara County Among 1st in California to Enroll Incarcerated People in Medi-Cal Before Release

California Health Official Helped London-Based Company and Traveled on Its Dime

A photo of the daily oral contraceptive called Opill.

Biden Administration Proposes New Rule to Make Over-the-Counter Birth Control Free

Alameda Hospital Among Those Scrambling to Meet Earthquake Retrofit Deadline

California’s Native Americans Can Soon Get Traditional Healing Covered by Medi-Cal

Why Getting Your 2024 COVID and Flu Shots Before Halloween Is a Good Idea

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