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KQED’s health coverage spans daily news to deep-dive stories from the Bay Area and beyond. We cover policy, health trends and the issues that show up in your life and at your doctor appointments.

Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling 'Silenced Again' by State

A box of medicine, called Opill in a turquoise case.

The 1st Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill is Now Available. How Does it Work?

'Not What I Signed Up For': SF Librarians Demand More Security Guards

Major Richmond Refinery Accidents Settled as Part of Chevron Deal

Babies and Toddlers With Developmental Delays Are Entitled to Care. Many Aren't Getting It

People stand on the side of the road holding black and red signs that say 'Health care for health care workers.'

‘Health Care for Health Care Workers’: Hundreds Stage 2-Day Strike at Daly City Hospital

A bouquet of flowers lays on the sidewalk beside a chainlink fence in an urban setting.

San Francisco Promotes Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder Amid Overdose Epidemic

A silvery-haired man with a black suit stands at a podium with a "Yes on 1" banner

Proposition 1 Edges Toward Approval, but Too Close to Call

A seated man wearing a hooded jacket starts a fire in his makeshift tent.

Death Rate Among America's Unhoused Population Akin to 'Natural Disaster or War,' New Study Finds

'Another Path': San Mateo County to Launch Unarmed Mental Health Crisis Response Program

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