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![Cole Eiserman would love to join the San Jose Sharks and reunite with former Shattuck-St. Mary’s teammate Macklin Celebrini. Cole Eiserman would love to join the San Jose Sharks and reunite with former Shattuck-St. Mary’s teammate Macklin Celebrini.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-SHARKS-0628.jpg?w=132)
Should the Sharks draft this gifted but ‘one-dimensional’ former Celebrini teammate?
Cole Eiserman would love to join the San Jose Sharks and reunite with former Shattuck-St....
![Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States infected with COVID-19 will develop persistent symptoms classified as long COVID, according to the CDC. Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States infected with COVID-19 will develop persistent symptoms classified as long COVID, according to the CDC.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GRE-L-LongCovidGroup-JR-001.jpg?w=140)
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‘You’re in a room of people that get it’: Long COVID support group navigates life after COVID together
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States infected with COVID-19 will develop persistent...
![The researchers announced they designed the new artificial intelligence computer program, which identifies those with mild cognitive impairment who are likely to develop Alzheimer’s within six years. The researchers announced they designed the new artificial intelligence computer program, which identifies those with mild cognitive impairment who are likely to develop Alzheimer’s within six years.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/US-NEWS-MED-ALZHEIMERS-DETECTION-GET.jpg?w=135)
Scientists create AI model to ‘catch Alzheimer’s disease early’
The researchers announced they designed the new artificial intelligence computer program, which identifies those with...
![We know that keeping hydrated is important to staying healthy in the summer heat, but is water still the best drink during a heat wave? Or should people turn to sports drinks instead? We know that keeping hydrated is important to staying healthy in the summer heat, but is water still the best drink during a heat wave? Or should people turn to sports drinks instead?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/water.webp?w=140)
Why water is the best drink during a heat wave
We know that keeping hydrated is important to staying healthy in the summer heat, but...
![Popular species faces risks from collisions with big ships, as researchers look for clues Popular species faces risks from collisions with big ships, as researchers look for clues](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-WHALES-0625-1.jpg?w=140)
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Lots of gray whales are swimming under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. Why?
Popular species faces risks from collisions with big ships, as researchers look for clues
![Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads Friday night with an appearance that is bigger and more colorful than the average moon. Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads Friday night with an appearance that is bigger and more colorful than the average moon.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHhucDZwNnYwMDA1M2I1dmpvMXA3NHFy-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2NseG5wNjV1NzAwMG55b3BjYXVmdDM2ODI.jpg?w=140)
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright...
![Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. “We’re flying blind,” says a health expert. Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. “We’re flying blind,” says a health expert.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24163078895709-1.jpg?w=130)
CDC has 1 million bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps
Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. “We’re...
![A $420 million EBMUD project will construct new pretreatment facilities at the Walnut Creek Water Treatment Plant and smaller upgrades in Lafayette. A $420 million EBMUD project will construct new pretreatment facilities at the Walnut Creek Water Treatment Plant and smaller upgrades in Lafayette.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EBT-L-WCWATER-06XX-1.jpg?w=140)
Nearly $1 billion East Bay project reveals the changing science of keeping drinking water safe
A $420 million EBMUD project will construct new pretreatment facilities at the Walnut Creek Water...
![We got a lot right. But potential new threats are emerging -- even as counties face budget cuts that could sacrifice future preparedness. We got a lot right. But potential new threats are emerging -- even as counties face budget cuts that could sacrifice future preparedness.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SJM-L-NOTESTS-0107-2.jpg?w=132)
Will California remember the lessons of the COVID health emergency?
We got a lot right. But potential new threats are emerging -- even as counties...
![A line chart showing the COVID positivity rate in California. It was at a low of around 2% for April, in April is started to grow, and now in mid-June it is over 6% A line chart showing the COVID positivity rate in California. It was at a low of around 2% for April, in April is started to grow, and now in mid-June it is over 6%](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/COVID-positivity-June-2024@2x-e1718406423331.png?w=140)
COVID on the rise again in California, after record-low deaths this spring
A summer surge of the stubborn coronavirus appears to be building.