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How the Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs
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How the Coronavirus Attacks Your Lungs
The coronavirus packs a devastating punch. It penetrates deep into our lungs, causing our immune cells to go haywire and damage tiny air sacs –– the alveoli – where oxygen normally flows into our blood.
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Using More Power at Home Means Higher Bills. Here Are Financial Programs That Can Help
Using More Power at Home Means Higher Bills. Here Are Financial Programs That Can Help
Power providers say people are falling behind on their payments.
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Coronavirus Data Dashboards for Bay Area, California, US, the World — All in One Place
Coronavirus Data Dashboards for Bay Area, California, US, the World — All in One Place
The best online data tools to track progress in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus Forces Huge Number of Californians Off Road, as Tele-Everything Becomes New Climate Option
Coronavirus Forces Huge Number of Californians Off Road, as Tele-Everything Becomes New Climate Option
California’s stay-at-home order has provided a window into a world in which cars are off the road and the state's climate goals are more attainable. But how can the state retain some of these gains once the pandemic ends?
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California Wired $456.9 Million to a Fledgling Company to Pay for Masks. Within Hours the Deal Was Dead
California Wired $456.9 Million to a Fledgling Company to Pay for Masks. Within Hours the Deal Was Dead
California's massive deal with a novice medical supplier falls apart.
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Three Potential Futures for the Coronavirus and Us
Three Potential Futures for the Coronavirus and Us
Epidemiologists foresee a future world that looks very different from the one that existed going into the pandemic.
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California Aims to Deliver Food to Seniors During Coronavirus Pandemic
 
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Great Plates Delivered with two goals: feed seniors who must stay at home to minimize the risk of coronavirus, and stoke business for restaurants starved of patrons.
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Can Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help Treat COVID-19? UCSF Is Testing It Out
 
Under the FDA's expanded access authorization, doctors at UCSF have begun treating some of their sickest COVID-19 patients with blood plasma donated from people who have recovered from the virus.
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Warning: That Coronavirus News You're Reading Could Be All Wrong
 
From the start of this pandemic, science news has unfolded at a dizzying pace and crushing volume, often becoming public before the science is vetted.
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