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Catherine Ho

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Reporter at @SFChronicle covering health and health care

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined June 2011
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@statnews10 Dec 2024
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
Eli Lilly to test obesity medications as treatments for alcohol and drug addiction, CEO says

Eli Lilly to test obesity medications as treatments for alcohol and drug addiction, CEO says

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.

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

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination (Published 2024)

Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.

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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 first known use of ‘Friendsgiving’ was in 2007.
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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 nytimes.com/2024/11/11/healt…
As the Pandemic Deepened, Americans Kept Drinking More (Published 2024)

As the Pandemic Deepened, Americans Kept Drinking More (Published 2024)

Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to new data.

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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 nytimes.com/2024/10/01/healt…
Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds (Published 2024)

Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds (Published 2024)

Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in women under age 50.

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

Severe obesity is on the rise in the US

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity.

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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. npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-s1-510…
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California’s summer COVID surge is waning just as new vaccines arrive sfchronicle.com/health/artic… via @sfchronicle
It’s official: California’s summer COVID surge is waning just as new vaccines arrive

It’s official: California’s summer COVID surge is waning just as new vaccines arrive

California’s annual summer COVID surge is finally subsiding, with hospitalizations and viral presence in wastewater decreasing since a peak in August.

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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: californiahealthline.org/NDk… via @CalHealthline
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Mayor London Breed appoints S.F. fire department veteran as interim chief, first Asian American in role sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m… via @sfchronicle
Mayor London Breed appoints S.F. fire department veteran as interim chief, first Asian American in...

Mayor London Breed appoints S.F. fire department veteran as interim chief, first Asian American in...

Sandy Tong was assistant deputy chief of emergency medical services and has over 35 years of experience working in EMS.

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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: latimes.com/environment/stor…
As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature

As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature

The last seven years have been marked by a surge in heat-related deaths, including 2,325 deaths in 2023 — the planet's hottest year on record.

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

7-Eleven’s coveted Japanese sandwiches have arrived in the Bay Area

The sandwiches on soft milk bread are one of the signature snacks at 7-Eleven locations in Japan.

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

Chevron, a Bay Area corporate giant for more than a century, to move headquarters from San Ramon to...

Chevron announced Friday that it plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from San Ramon to Houston after 145 years in the Bay Area, becoming California’s latest corporate giant to shift to...

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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. trib.al/t3N4R8X
Major home retailer to close nearly all its Bay Area stores, dozens more in California

Major home retailer to close nearly all its Bay Area stores, dozens more in California

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. sfchronicle.com/health/artic… via @sfchronicle
Why it’s hard to find a COVID vaccine right now in the Bay Area

Why it’s hard to find a COVID vaccine right now in the Bay Area

At least two major health care providers in the Bay Area are no longer offering the current COVID vaccine in most locations, leaving patients waiting until the fall.

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

S.F. drug crisis: Breed and ally want to pay welfare recipients $100 a week to stay sober

S.F. Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Matt Dorsey want to use incentives rather than discipline to encourage sobriety amid the city’s historic drug crisis.

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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. trib.al/t8Q4O8m
‘There was no warning’: Rare disease that causes strokes in children shocked Bay Area teen

‘There was no warning’: Rare disease that causes strokes in children shocked Bay Area teen

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 strokes.

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