We are in a “global weirding,” a term popularized by Thomas Friedman back in 2010, except now “weird” has become the new normal.
A nonprofit organization founded in 1896, VOA provides affordable housing and assistance services to low-income people.
The Gilead drug reduced the risk of death by 21% in the Phase III trial.
The boosters were developed to generate an immune response from the original virus, in addition to the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.
Scripps is the first and only San Diego company to be included in the People magazine and “Great Place to Work” annual list.
When you think of something that could put your health at risk, you probably don’t think about your chair at work.
The facility will feature 44 new acute inpatient beds, a crisis stabilization unit and an emergency psychiatric unit.
The plan “will allow us to bring online the services we envisioned for the Central Regional Behavioral Health Hub much faster.”
The county has recorded 249 cases of monkeypox, ranging in age from 20 to 64. Five people have been hospitalized with the illness.
The number of people in San Diego County hospitalized with COVID-19 has decreased by nine to 247, according to the latest state data.
"Children should be vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them from COVID-19," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, public health officer.
San Diego County has recorded 223 cases of monkeypox, ranging in age from 20 to 64 and all among males.
Fall maintenance will be conducted at all four pools during the closure, officials said.
A more traditional option of COVID-19 vaccine is available in the protein-based Novavax shot.
San Diego County is the first county in the U.S. where older adults now have access to specialized emergency care
A report found the San Diego region will need to add more than 18,500 behavioral health workers in the next five years.
The report by the San Diego Workforce Partnership offers some solutions to address the issue.
The CalRx initiative is a groundbreaking solution to improve affordability and empowers the state of California to develop generic drugs.
The Health and Human Services Agency reported 1,017 new infections and eight additional deaths linked to the virus in its most recent data.
The number of those patients in intensive care declined by three to 32 and the number of available hospital beds decreased by 10 to 250.
Symptoms include fresh pimples, blisters, rashes, fever and fatigue.
"It's the same process as SARS-CoV-2 qPCR monitoring, except that we have been testing for a different virus."
San Diego County supervisors unanimously ratified a state of emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak.
According to UCLA researchers, there is a substantial lag time between the date of death and the reporting of those deaths.
National Health Center Week celebrates the work of health clinics that serve neighborhoods in need.
Addiction is a complex brain disorder with behavioral components, but many people continue to believe it’s tied to moral weakness.
"San Diegans should do what they can to slow the spread of COVID- 19," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, county public health officer.
The five healthiest states were in the West, while many of the lower-ranking states were in the South.
Recipients repeated that donors are their heroes and expressed their gratitude.
A federal program is being exploited for huge profits by many hospital systems and some contract pharmacies.
Recipients are taking part in sports events, and gratitude and healing activities at the San Diego Convention Center and local venues.
“Our findings point to the importance of the conditions in which people live, work and age for their risk of developing dementia.”
Compared with workers earning higher wages, sustained low-wage earners experienced significantly faster memory decline in older age.
In Denmark, about 17% of the population smokes while around 12.5% of Americans are smokers.
The new data increase the county's cumulative totals to 887,636 infections and 5,417 deaths since the pandemic began.
The first case in the county was reported June 15 and the number of infections has increased to 46.
The research team concluded that live animals sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were the likely origin point.
Health care is personal — it always will be.
“This is yet another vaccine we have to slow the spread of COVID-19.”
San Diego County residents will be able to access to the two-dose Novavax by the weekend, authorities said.