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A Subset of Alzheimer’s May Be Caused by Two Copies of a Single Gene: New Research

WASHINGTON — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two ...
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A Subset of Alzheimer’s May Be Caused by Two Copies of a Single Gene: New Research

WASHINGTON — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two ...

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Southern California City Detects Localized Tuberculosis Outbreak

LONG BEACH — A localized tuberculosis outbreak has led a Southern California city to declare a health emergency, although officials say the ...

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Valley Children’s Gets ‘Historic’ Gift to Boost Cancer Treatments. How Big Is It?

A $15 million donation to Valley Children’s Hospital will expand its ability to provide the most advanced bone marrow transplant and T...

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Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 t...

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California is Joining with a New Jersey Company to Buy a Generic Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug

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$15 a Pack for Cigarettes? It’s Happening in This US City.

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New California Rule Aims to Limit Health Care Cost Increases to 3% Annually

SACRAMENTO — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 202...

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Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

Home care workers say they will resort to civil disobedience if pay negotiations with Fresno County supervisors don’t progress. While ...

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Why Tortillas Sold in California May Be Forced to Add a New Ingredient

Corn chips, tortillas, tamales, and pupusas — while all are delicious — may be missing a key vitamin for women of reproductive age. Ana B....

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Are Americans Feeling Like They Get Enough Sleep? Dream On, a New Gallup Poll Says

NEW YORK — If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you’re not ...

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