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.
New vending machines are coming to San Diego County. Instead of chips or sodas, they'll offer a drug that reverses opioid overdoses.
The team focused on the initial phase of vaccine rollout, using data from May 2021 when states were required to make vaccines available.
Approximately 870 suicide deaths were averted in 2019, the final year studied.
The funding will maintain emergency department- based counselors, educate health care providers and build a “stigma-free” environment.
All of Scripps' hospital campuses with emergency departments received funding this year.
It’s time to check in with our favorite immunologist Shane Crotty to see how much more he’s learned about COVID-19 as the science progresses
U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals in 15 specialties and 19 procedures and conditions.
Monkeypox has been reported in 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Health officials are reminding the public to seek treatment to help prevent severe symptoms from the virus.
The county logged 2,007 new infections and 10 deaths Thursday, increasing the county's cumulative totals to 870,079 cases and 5,387 deaths.
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