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Mind & body

What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean?

UC Berkeley health policy expert Will Dow breaks down the risks — and potential state-level response

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Events at Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: How the tobacco industry drove the rise of ultra-processed foods

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Politics & society

Proposed Medicaid cuts could have a ‘far-reaching, disproportionate’ impact on older workers

A group of 14 people who are involved in Coco Auerswald's project involving young people who experienced homelessness in the research process stand in front of a screen that reads

People

To understand youth experiencing homelessness, this UC Berkeley professor hires them

an older man, at left, confers in a medical office with a doctor (at right) who is holding out a prescription vial.

Proposed Medicaid cuts could have devastating impact in California, UC Berkeley analysts say

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Dr. Malcolm Potts, gutsy global changemaker for reproductive health and women’s rights, dies at 90

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State abortion bans haven’t led to mass exodus of OB-GYNs, study finds

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UC Berkeley analysis finds steep increase of self-harm among California girls, multiracial youth

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UC Berkeley graduate programs soar to elite status in latest US News rankings

A male patient arrives at the therapy clinic complaining of low back pain. The therapist examines the patient's physical pain in examination room photo.

To understand low back pain, researchers are looking closely at how our bodies move

Ashmita Kumar holds a prize from startup competition at UC Berkeley.

With AI and an iPhone, UC Berkeley student’s startup aims to detect stroke signs and save lives

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Seven faculty members named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Various members of the Khmer community sit at rows of tables at a room. Many of them appear to be engaged in conversation. One wears a flower in her hair, while another is smiling serenely while wearing a fur hat.

The complex story of how the pandemic impacted the Asian American diaspora

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Federal research cuts could worsen infectious disease toll worldwide, Berkeley expert warns

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How cuts to NIH funding could impact cancer patients

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Labor Occupational Health Program celebrates 50 years of advancing safe jobs and worker justice

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