Catherine Ho

Reporter at @SFChronicle covering health and health care

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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. https://t.co/kkO4YmvfLW

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Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination https://t.co/Sthumqf5Tj

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'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).

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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 https://t.co/vB4noaoYgu

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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 [email protected].

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Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds https://t.co/UIn88fFMoT

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Severe obesity is on the rise in the US https://t.co/c8KxKbdllj

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For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. https://t.co/h64rpQgngM

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California’s summer COVID surge is waning just as new vaccines arrive https://t.co/F4UCRhhqa0 via @sfchronicle

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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: https://t.co/Q9caA8L1Oz via @CalHealthline

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Mayor London Breed appoints S.F. fire department veteran as interim chief, first Asian American in role https://t.co/pAe5zfmd2h via @sfchronicle

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Counterpoint: She is tho 🐾

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She is not licensed to operate this vehicle.

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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: https://t.co/AXcYJoWzQX

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🚨🚨🚨!!!!!!!! 7-Eleven’s coveted Japanese sandwiches have arrived in the Bay Area https://t.co/ZBUq9KMUZB via @sfchronicle

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Chevron, a Bay Area corporate giant for more than a century, to move headquarters from San Ramon to Houston https://t.co/c9wBP8mxCx via @sfchronicle

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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.

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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. https://t.co/WFwnzWgSzD via @sfchronicle

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S.F. drug crisis: Mayor Breed and ally want to pay welfare recipients $100 a week to stay sober https://t.co/QeVmenTwwZ via @sfchronicle

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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. https://t.co/dwJ6vh7So3