Bay Area consumer prices rise at modest pace, but stay at high levels
Consumer prices in the Bay Area rose at a moderate pace in December in a hopeful sign that inflation is easing — but the cost of electricity provided by utilities …
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With COVID on the rise, your at-home test may be taking longer to show a positive result
Rong-Gong Lin II | (TNS) Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — With COVID-19 rising this winter, it’s getting more complicated to discern whether you are infected. Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief …
Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?
Sarah Jane Tribble | (TNS) KFF Health News CAIRO, Ga. — Zita Magloire carefully adjusted a soft measuring tape across Kenadie Evans’ pregnant belly. Determining a baby’s size during a …
Top paid California non-profit CEO made $35.5 million; many others also get big bucks
Before everyone gets their hackles up over how much money California’s top-compensated nonprofit executives earn, some context is in order. The highest-paid chief executive in the for-profit world was Sundar …
These are the top sources of food poisoning, according to a chef-turned-microbiologist
By Megan DeLaire | CTV TORONTO (CTV Network) — It’s easy to forget that when you dine out, you’re putting your night — maybe even your health — in someone …
Lawmakers to consider ban on tackle football for California kids under 12
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers will debate on Wednesday whether to ban tackle football for children under 12, a move pushed by advocates seeking to …
Child care gaps in rural America threaten to undercut small communities – The Mercury News
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez | KFF Health News (TNS) Candy Murnion remembers vividly the event that pushed her to open her first day care business in Jordan, a town of fewer …
Ozempic mania’s billions in bills are coming for US taxpayers
Simone Foxman, Laura Nahmias | (TNS) Bloomberg News State and local governments across the US are grappling with a growing problem: Expensive drugs to treat diabetes and obesity are threatening …
Marin hires Berkeley official as health director
Berkeley’s health director has been chosen to lead the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services. Marin supervisors were expected to confirm the appointment of Lisa Warhuus at their …
‘A dangerous model’: Former paramedic voices concerns about their new role in N.S.
There have been mixed reactions to last week’s provincial announcement about emergency medical responders as a new role within ground ambulance response teams. Emergency medical responders working on ambulances can …