Salk Institute, UCSD Get Record $126 Million To Launch Brain Mapping Center

“The goal is to better understand how neurotypical human brains work and age.”

USC Study Finds New SHMOOSE Microprotein Connected To Alzheimer's Risk

A mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines Available As Cases Continue Downward Trend

"COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are our best protection against the virus and I encourage anyone who is eligible for a booster to get one."

With Flu Season Looming, Officials Remind Residents To Get Both Flu Shots And COVID Boosters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised this week that those who are eligible seek a flu shot by the end of October.

Housing Instability Top Social Risk Factor For Cancer Patients, UCSD Finds

Lack of stable housing while fighting cancer can be one of the risk factors most likely to increase mortality.

Opinion: Global Warming Will Bring More Heat Waves — And Greater Health Risks

We are in a “global weirding,” a term popularized by Thomas Friedman back in 2010, except now “weird” has become the new normal.

Supervisors OK Settlement With Volunteers Of America After Questionable Audit

A nonprofit organization founded in 1896, VOA provides affordable housing and assistance services to low-income people.

Gilead Sciences Calls Drug ‘Game Changer' In Prolonging Life For Advanced Breast Cancer Patients

The Gilead drug reduced the risk of death by 21% in the Phase III trial.

New COVID Boosters Targeting Multiple Strains Available In SD County

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 Health Becomes Only San Diego Firm To Make National ‘Companies That Care' List

Scripps is the first and only San Diego company to be included in the People magazine and “Great Place to Work” annual list.

Obesity, Diabetes, Dementia: The Lifetime Dangers Of Sitting Too Long

When you think of something that could put your health at risk, you probably don’t think about your chair at work.

Supes OK Plan For Behavioral Health Facility At Alvarado Hospital

The facility will feature 44 new acute inpatient beds, a crisis stabilization unit and an emergency psychiatric unit.

Supervisors OK Plan For Behavioral Health Hub At Alvarado Hospital

The plan “will allow us to bring online the services we envisioned for the Central Regional Behavioral Health Hub much faster.”

County To Host Monkeypox Vaccination Events This Week

The county has recorded 249 cases of monkeypox, ranging in age from 20 to 64. Five people have been hospitalized with the illness.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Fall In San Diego County

The number of people in San Diego County hospitalized with COVID-19 has decreased by nine to 247, according to the latest state data.

COVID-19 Vaccinations Encouraged As School Begins In San Diego County

"Children should be vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them from COVID-19," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, public health officer.

County To Distribute Monkeypox Vaccines For Intradermal Use

San Diego County has recorded 223 cases of monkeypox, ranging in age from 20 to 64 and all among males.

Carbon Dioxide Shortage Forces Closure Of Four City Pools

Fall maintenance will be conducted at all four pools during the closure, officials said.

As COVID Data Trends Downward, County Offers Vaccination Options

A more traditional option of COVID-19 vaccine is available in the protein-based Novavax shot.

All Eligible San Diego Hospitals Receive GED Accreditation

San Diego County is the first county in the U.S. where older adults now have access to specialized emergency care

Behavioral Health Employment Needs Explosive Growth Due To Demand

A report found the San Diego region will need to add more than 18,500 behavioral health workers in the next five years.

Report: Behavioral Health In SD Region Needs 18,500 Workers To Keep Up With Demand

The report by the San Diego Workforce Partnership offers some solutions to address the issue.

Opinion: State Production Will Bring Down The Cost Of Insulin In California

The CalRx initiative is a groundbreaking solution to improve affordability and empowers the state of California to develop generic drugs.

San Diego County's COVID Hospitalizations Decline By 15

The Health and Human Services Agency reported 1,017 new infections and eight additional deaths linked to the virus in its most recent data.

SD County's COVID Hospitalizations Decline By 15

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.

Monkeypox Cases Increase To 121 In San Diego County

Symptoms include fresh pimples, blisters, rashes, fever and fatigue.

UCSD Program Monitoring Wastewater Expands To Track Monkeypox

"It's the same process as SARS-CoV-2 qPCR monitoring, except that we have been testing for a different virus."

Monkeypox: San Diego County Supervisors Ratify State Of Emergency

San Diego County supervisors unanimously ratified a state of emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak.

Study: AI Tools More Rapidly Identify Substances Causing Overdose Deaths

According to UCLA researchers, there is a substantial lag time between the date of death and the reporting of those deaths.

Opinion: Neighborhood Health Centers

National Health Center Week celebrates the work of health clinics that serve neighborhoods in need.

Opinion: Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Are Symptoms Of A Larger Mental Health Problem

Addiction is a complex brain disorder with behavioral components, but many people continue to believe it’s tied to moral weakness.

COVID Activity Remains High In San Diego County

"San Diegans should do what they can to slow the spread of COVID- 19," said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, county public health officer.

California Ranked As Healthiest And Fittest State In America

The five healthiest states were in the West, while many of the lower-ranking states were in the South.

‘Walking Miracles' At Transplant Games Show World Organs Don't Go To Waste

Recipients repeated that donors are their heroes and expressed their gratitude.

Opinion: Hospitals Profiting From Federal Drug Program Intended To Help Needy Patients

A federal program is being exploited for huge profits by many hospital systems and some contract pharmacies.

At SD Transplant Games, Organ-Donor Families Heartened By Healthy Recipients

Recipients are taking part in sports events, and gratitude and healing activities at the San Diego Convention Center and local venues.

Alzheimer's Association Conference In San Diego Links Poverty To Dementia

“Our findings point to the importance of the conditions in which people live, work and age for their risk of developing dementia.”

Alzheimer's Association Conference In SD Links Poverty To Dementia

Compared with workers earning higher wages, sustained low-wage earners experienced significantly faster memory decline in older age.

COVID Pandemic Caused More Danes To Quit Smoking, UCSD Research Finds

In Denmark, about 17% of the population smokes while around 12.5% of Americans are smokers.

COVID Hospitalizations Increase By 17 In San Diego County

The new data increase the county's cumulative totals to 887,636 infections and 5,417 deaths since the pandemic began.