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Californians will not have the option to buy short-term health insurance if Governor Jerry Brown signs a bill headed to his desk.Short-term insurance,…
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month – and one thing you may not be currently be aware of is that Lyme disease is on the rise. NSPR’s Nolan Ford tells us…
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On Sunday, mothers all over the United States were celebrated by their children, but there were a few who probably didn’t get the full treatment – mothers…
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This week, we’re joined by Dr. Bill Thomas: gardener, farmer, parent with his wife Jude, and Harvard-trained geriatrician and international authority on…
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Going out for the day takes a little extra time for 27-year-old Wesley Lemner. Complications at delivery left him with permanent brain damage.In a back…
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A virus thought responsible for a wave of severe birth defects in Brazil could conceivably reach California.It hasn’t yet. Nichole Quick is the Public…
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Understanding and keeping up with changes in your Medicare prescription plan is not always easy to do, which is why a federally funded program will be…
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When Marikathryn Hendrix was 23 her life was a mess. She and her husband were separated and divorce was looming: she had been juggling raising her child,…
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The first flu-related death in the state this year was confirmed Wednesday by the California Department of Public Health.According to a press release from…
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California health officials say 28 people have died from West Nile virus so far this year. That’s three fewer deaths than 2014, which was a record year in…
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Halloween is just days away. But a new study out this week might make you think twice before letting your kids dive into their candy.The study from UC San…
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Now that a World Health Organization agency has classified them as carcinogenic, bacon, ham and other processed meats could require warning labels in…