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Your COVID-19 vaccine questions — answered

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A new California rule tries to hold down your health care costs.

WebYou won’t notice it right away, but a new California state agency took a major step this week toward reining in the seemingly uncontrollable costs of health care.. The …

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Dr. Sara Cody reflects on her front-and-center role during the …

WebDr. Sara Cody faced the biggest challenge of her public health career in January 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold. Emerging from her mostly …

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Mass-vaccination centers to open, but only for those without …

WebPalo Alto Medical Foundation, however, has failed to report any of the data, Cody said. Those numbers are required under a county health order, which requires …

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New county-run health clinic, pharmacy opens in Mountain View

WebNorth Santa Clara County residents will have greater access to county health care services starting Wednesday, March 9, now that a new specialty clinic and …

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Health officials are advising the public to get vaccinations as

WebDr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana, health officer of San Mateo County Health, added in a Nov. 30 press release: “Staying up to date with vaccinations for COVID-19, flu …

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Flu getting an early, rapid start in Santa Clara County

WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report on Oct. 14 noting that flu activity is happening earlier throughout most of the country, and it …

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Who killed CA utility bill legislation

WebTo curb rising medical costs in California, the Office of Health Care Affordability approved the state’s first spending cap on the health industry this week. Compared to …

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Santa Clara County prepares for possible ‘tripledemic,’ with mask

WebOctober typically marks the onset of flu season, and this year health leaders recommend that people get immunized now to stay healthy and protect others from illness.

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An ‘impossible situation’: Why California hospitals are suing a …

WebMedical insurance delays can keep someone in a hospital bed much longer than they need to be waiting for after-care services like home health care. Those delays …

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We’re investigating mental health insurance denials in California.

WebPatients: Has your health insurance company refused to pay for an intensive service to treat mental illness or addiction, even though your doctor says it is medically …

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California voters will decide on Newsom’s mental health overhaul.

WebThe measure makes promises of its own. “These reforms, and this new investment in behavioral health housing, will help California make good on promises …

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Stanford to cut striking nurses’ pay, health care benefits

WebStanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital administrators have announced they will cut off health insurance benefits to striking nurses and their …

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State's public health department receives grant to help transition …

WebThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a determination in October that said leaded aviation gas posed environmental and health risks and should be …

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'This is a big one': Psychiatric center for youth breaks ground

WebCourtesy HGA. Santa Clara County broke ground Wednesday on a first-of-its-kind behavioral health center for children and adolescents. The new mental health …

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Stanford hospitals struggle to keep employees from driving to …

WebWorkers, by Stanford’s account, began to rediscover their cars. The percentage of riders relying on alternative transportation dropped from 28.8% in 2021 to …

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Around Town: Children's Health Council prepares to search for …

WebAfter more than 12 years of leading the Children’s Health Council, Rosalie Whitlock plans to step down as CEO on June 30, 2022. Whitlock, who served in the …

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El Camino Health faces new questions over employing doctor …

WebFormer Mountain View Mayor Sally Lieber is asking the El Camino Healthcare District to terminate a psychiatrist's contract after the hospital learned in 1988 that the …

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Mayor takes aim at mental health stigma in 'State of the City' …

WebPhoto by Gennady Sheyner. Palo Alto Mayor Greer Stone used his brightest spotlight, the “State of the City” address, to attack the stigma surrounding mental health …

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Frustrated by delays, Santa Clara County hires construction auditor …

WebWhat has radically changed is the schedule. The original plan was to have the hospital open to patients by November 2023, a timeline that county staff had stuck by …

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Californians are voting on Prop. 1, Gavin Newsom’s mental health …

WebIn summary. Recent polls show many Californians were undecided heading into Election Day on Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1, which would fund new mental health …

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PAMF, Sutter Health face suit over allegedly racist workplace

WebDr. Omondi Nyong’o alleges Palo Alto Medical Foundation and its parent company, Sutter Health, of violating state law by maintaining a racially toxic workplace, …

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