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Future of Rodeo-Hercules Fire District’s independence remains unclear
District residents share concerns they'll be neglected under new, larger management with some asking for the question of annexation to be put to a public vote.
Coronavirus
Moderna receives $176 million to accelerate development of pandemic bird flu vaccine as concerns grow
The bird flu, a H5N1 variant of influenza, is a highly infectious form of the viral infection. A multistate outbreak of the virus was first reported in late March, the CDC stated, the first time bird flu viruses have been...
Vaccines
Will California remember the lessons of the COVID health emergency?
We got a lot right. But potential new threats are emerging -- even as counties face budget cuts that could sacrifice future preparedness.
Medicine
Walgreens will close a ‘significant’ number of its 8,600 US locations
Major drugstore chains, including CVS (CVS) and Rite Aid, have struggled in recent years because of declining profits from filling prescriptions.
Health Care
Life and death under fire in Gaza’s ‘safe zones’
An Israeli airstrike Tuesday killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended...