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Eli Lilly will start studying its obesity products as treatments for alcohol and drug abuse, making it the first major drugmaker to do so, its CEO said. trib.al/N76glKn

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination nytimes.com/2024/12/09/hea…

'Friendsgiving' really started coming into national prominence in 2011 when Bailey's Irish Cream used the word in an ad campaign. It also became a plot point in "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" ('Gobblefellas,' S3, E4).

The % of Americans who consumed alcohol, which had already risen from 2018 to 2020, inched up further in 2021 and 2022. And more people reported heavy or binge drinking nytimes.com/2024/11/11/hea…

Bay Area folks - if you're feeling stressed or anxious about the election & open to talking for a story, please let me know! I'm working on a story about coping strategies - reach me here or cho@sfchronicle.com.

Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds nytimes.com/2024/10/01/hea…

Severe obesity is on the rise in the US apnews.com/article/how-co…

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-…

California’s summer COVID surge is waning just as new vaccines arrive sfchronicle.com/health/article… via @sfchronicle

Breast cancer is rising at a faster rate among Asian American & Pacific Islander women, especially young women, than other racial and ethnic groups. Researchers are scrambling to understand why: californiahealthline.org/NDkyNTg2 via @CalHealthline

Mayor London Breed appoints S.F. fire department veteran as interim chief, first Asian American in role sfchronicle.com/sf/article/may… via @sfchronicle

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Heat-related mortality is on the rise in the U.S., according to new research, the first to show a clear uptick from 2016 to 2023: latimes.com/environment/st…

🚨🚨🚨!!!!!!!! 7-Eleven’s coveted Japanese sandwiches have arrived in the Bay Area sfchronicle.com/food/restauran… via @sfchronicle

Chevron, a Bay Area corporate giant for more than a century, to move headquarters from San Ramon to Houston sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via @sfchronicle

JUST IN: Big Lots, the discount retail chain, is shuttering more than 50 stores in California, including nearly a dozen in the Bay Area, amid flagging sales. trib.al/t3N4R8X

Why it's so hard to find a COVID vaccine right now: The switch to the new fall vaccine is leaving many pharmacies & health care providers short on supply of the current vaccine. sfchronicle.com/health/article… via @sfchronicle

S.F. drug crisis: Mayor Breed and ally want to pay welfare recipients $100 a week to stay sober sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bre… via @sfchronicle

A UCSF pediatric neurologist is leading a first-of-its kind clinical trial that could change the lives of children with a rare disease that causes stroke. trib.al/t8Q4O8m