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A midwife practices neonatal resuscitation with the Helping Babies Breathe

Stanford pediatricians collaborate with Tijuana midwives to help babies breathe

Health, News, Uncategorized / By Janelle Chavez

Peninsula Press · Stanford pediatricians collaborate with Tijuana midwives to help babies breathe Born out of the refugee crisis at the California-Mexico border, a yearslong partnership between Stanford pediatricians and Tijuana midwives continues to improve the life-saving skills of providers caring for pregnant mothers seeking asylum in the US. The partnership endures amid restrictions on […]

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Tents and belongings along the banks of the San Lorenzo River, a popular location for Santa Cruz’s homeless to find shelter. (Daniel Wu / Peninsula Press)

Coronavirus and winter make it harder to solve Santa Cruz’s homelessness problems

covid-19, Housing + Development, Social Services / By Daniel Wu

Santa Cruz, a beach town that promotes a legacy of tolerance — “Keep Santa Cruz Weird” is the slogan on T-shirts — hasn’t been able to solve a persistent problem with homelessness. As city officials, nonprofits and activists struggle for answers, the onset of winter poses even more threat to those who find shelter in the open. Looming over everything this year is a resurgent coronavirus.

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San Francisco’s only Chamorro Restaurant Persists Amid Pandemic

covid-19, Culture, Food, World / By manglona

At Prubechu’, on the corner of 18th and Mission booming reggae music, bursts of laughter, and a sunny outdoor patio make diners feel as if they’re in the Pacific.

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U.S. Refusal to Join COVAX Puts World’s Poorest at Risk

Health, Politics, World / By Christopher Rios

The United States has refused to join COVAX, the global initiative to ensure widespread equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that has reduced funding and made it likely that millions of the world’s poorest won’t have access to a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.

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Prop 23 Fails While Needs of Dialysis Patients Persist

Health, News, Politics / By Christopher Rios

Proposition 23, a California ballot measure that would have increased regulations on outpatient dialysis centers that serve nearly 80,000 patients in California, was overwhelmingly defeated by 63 percent of the electorate who voted against it.

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SF Playhouse Returns to Theater and Films Live Performance

Culture, Health / By Chloe Wintersteen

SF Playhouse performed and filmed a live play in-house, making it the first West Coast theater company to produce an in-person show on an Actors Equity Association contract since COVID forced theaters to shutter over seven months ago.

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Oregon’s President says that the decision to bring back college sports “has nothing to do with money”. This student-athlete disagrees.

Health, Sports / By noah cortez

Last month, the Pac-12 CEO group unanimously voted to reverse the August 11 decision to postpone a fall sports season to 2021 – just 45 days after the Pac-12 released a 12-page document it was not safe to do so.

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North Bay School District Candidates Grapple with How to Continue to Reopen Schools During Covid-19

Education, Health, News, Politics / By Chloe Wintersteen

The four candidates campaigning for two open seats in the North Bay’s Reed Union School District’s Board of Trustees are focused on reopening the schools safely and improving communication with the community.

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As Schools Stay Remote, Pandemic Adds Barriers to Mental Health Support

Education, Health / By Sarina Deb

Schools are struggling to respond to heightened levels of student anxiety seven months into the pandemic.

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UC Considering Boosting Aid to Most Needy Students Amid Pandemic

Education, Food, Health, News / By Thomas Manglona

As students across the nation grapple with the challenges of a virtual semester, the University of California is considering expanding its definition of basic needs beyond minimal food and shelter.

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Does rapid yoga have staying power?

Business, Culture / By pflores, catherinegoetze

BAY AREA — Time will tell if the concept of yoga in 30 minute blocks will have staying power, or if the idea spreads beyond the Bay Area.

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Breaking the mold: A doctor’s illness journey changes her practice

Health / By christinaren

Dr. Cynthia Li turned to alternative solutions for her own mysterious medical condition — something that would soon change her approach to life and to medicine.

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