Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic
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More than 2,200 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes, but US federal government isn't tracking them
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For jobless Americans, Obamacare is still a potential lifeline
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Scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after making two trips to her second home during the coronavirus lockdown
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New York is merging all its hospitals to battle the coronavirus
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Larry Hogan, Ralph Northam, Muriel Bowser order residents in Maryland, Virginia, DC to stay at home
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Preliminary evidence suggests Bay Area shelter-in-place order is flattening the curve
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LA, other SoCal cities cracking down on crowds at parks, beaches to stem spread of COVID-19
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Mexican president passes coronavirus buck to allies, rivals, business
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San Francisco mayor calls for calm — panic at grocery stores and pot dispensaries ensues
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Everyone travelling to New Zealand from overseas to self-isolate
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California hotels are being used for coronavirus quarantines, Gavin Newsom announces
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Rep. Katie Porter gets US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief to agree to pay for coronavirus testing
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The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified
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Health ministers squabble over face masks at coronavirus talks
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Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly
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Trump faces his 'Chernobyl moment' after slashing pandemic defences to the bone
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More than fifty people died under Victoria's euthanasia scheme during its first six months
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Finnish government has proposed that primary care nurse visits become free of charge
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Vaping: What people are getting wrong
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Finland blazes trail in keeping citizens cycling and healthy – country routinely praised for its schools system aims to do the same with preventive health
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Taiwan’s single-payer success story — and its lessons for America
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US Congress raises legal age to buy tobacco products to 21
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Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden
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Germany makes measles vaccination compulsory
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Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones
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The math for Elizabeth Warren’s US health-care plan adds up if you accept its ludicrous premise
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US Federal nutrition research is underfunded, even as the costs of diet-related diseases are skyrocketing. Does Washington hold the key to solving the obesity crisis?
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We are in the midst of a mental health crisis – advice about jogging and self-care is not enough
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The US Food and Drug Administration is finalizing a plan to clear the market of all unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products to help combat youth usage
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A US doctor shortage is looming, and a Bill Clinton-era policy is partly to blame
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Why a "public option" isn't enough
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A ban on smoking in many public outdoor spaces in Sweden comes into effect on July 1st
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San Francisco bans sales of e-cigarettes
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US President Donald Trump signs executive order compelling disclosure of prices in health care
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It is official, the smoking age will be 21 in Texas
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Donald Trump: NHS must be on the table in US-UK trade talks
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Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin
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A psychedelic renaissance
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New Zealand parliament to consider Euthanasia/Assisted Dying Bill in conscience vote
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Should there be a tax on red meat?
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Toronto's Sick Kids hospital preparing policy for euthanasia for youth over eighteen that could one day apply to minors
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The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world
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'This substance will cause death’: New euthanasia rules announced
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US Food and Drug Administration cracks down on Juul and e-cigarette retailers
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Italian upper house votes to overturn mandatory vaccinations despite surge in measles cases
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US is unprepared for the health challenges of climate change, experts warn
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What the reality of breastfeeding looks like in the US
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‘Disneyland for Big Tobacco’: How Indonesia’s lax smoking laws are helping next generation to get hooked
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US President Donald Trump signs 'Right to Try Act' aimed at helping terminally ill patients seek drug treatments
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