The 19th-annual event featured a capacity field of 2,600 entrants from 47 states.
The Leapfrog Group graded hospitals based on more than 30 measures of patient safety. See how San Diego area hospitals scored.
Health outcomes in San Diego are strongly correlated to income, racial identity and geographic location.
Air pollution has longed been linked to poor health outcomes.
Donor families choose to donate because it allows their loved ones to leave an amazing legacy.
It's perfectly safe to bring dogs to restaurants with outdoor seating, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Nearly two dozen drop-off sites will be available on Saturday in San Diego County.
Due to water quality, advisories still in place at other locales in Coronado, Mission Bay, La Jolla & Ocean Beach, while IB & Strand closed.
Social connection plays a key role in well-being and recovery from anxiety and depressive disorders.
The county's Health and Human Services Agency last week reported 787 new COVID cases and six additional deaths linked to virus.
“This is allowing us to move into immunology in a strong way and will allow us sustainable growth.”
More than 250,000 Misoprostol pills have already arrived in California.
The funds come from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Michael Villarroel is one of 10 people to plead guilty in a scheme that bilked the Traumatic Servicemembers Groups Life Insurance Program.
What you eat affects how you feel, and one of the first signals of poor nutrition is fatigue.
“By switching to solar power, we are not only more environmentally friendly but also benefiting from significant cost savings.”
California is facing a massive shortage of mental health workers.
Thomas serves as co-program director and chief of advanced practice for critical care medicine at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista.
The clinic will offer cardiovascular care, with primary care services set for later in the year.
"This clinic will positively impact our patients living with cardiovascular disease," a UCSD Health cardiologist said.
The governor called the 10-year partnership with Civica Rx, a Utah-based nonprofit, a way to lower the health-care burden for residents.
Some of the most important ways to prevent unnecessary disease are available to us through comprehensive screening methods.
Free access can improve self-esteem and mental health.
My medications in the United States have become more affordable! How could this be?
Coastal water pollution — largely untreated sewage runoff — can reach people beyond just beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, new study says.
Clinics in San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties remain open, and patients do not need to reschedule appointments.
A San Diego Seniors Community Foundation report stated that “modernizing local senior centers will aid the region’s community down the line.
It's crucial to pay attention to your body and learn how to recognize signs of heart disease.
Now in its fifth decade, the federally qualified Family Health Centers operates 72 sites across San Diego County.
San Diego County public health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated and boosted.
Five recent confirmed cases and one death saw the onset of illness between Jan. 10 and Feb. 6., officials said.
Out of an abundance of caution, the university is closing the Exercise and Nutritional Sciences building to perform testing.
Only the one case has been reported, and no connection to the campus has been established, officials said.
San Diego is the second-largest hub in the nation for immigrants from the Middle East and Somalia, two populations targeted by the program.
SEIU-UHW, based in Oakland, represents more than 100,000 healthcare workers statewide.
The last several years have brought unprecedented challenges for the entire health care sector.
Today’s technology to detect colon polyps and remove them before they become cancer cells is better than ever.
Wastewater surveillance indicates that recent variants, XBB and XBB.1.5, make up about 25% of the virus circulating in San Diego County.
See how San Diego compares to Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire and San Francisco.
No-cost testing will be provided to individuals exposed who have an increased risk for infection.