County Health Officials Remind Residents to Check MMR Vaccine Status
San Diego County health officials urged residents Thursday to be aware of their vaccination status…
Health Officials Remind San Diego Residents to Avoid Ticks During Winter
San Diego County’s Vector Control Program reminded residents Friday to take precautions against ticks throughout…
UCSD: California Lung Cancer Death Rate Lowest in U.S.
Lung cancer deaths are 28 percent lower in California than in the rest of the…
San Diego County Issues Shigellosis Disease Advisory
San Diego County health officials Monday advised gay and bisexual men, homeless individuals and people…
First Flu Season Fatality in San Diego Is 86-Year-Old Man
The San Diego region’s first fatality of “flu season” was an 86-year-old man who died…
Zika Virus Still Plaguing San Diego County
If you thought the Zika virus was gone, think again. In fact, Zika is still…
‘PrEP San Diego’ Hopes to Bring Awareness to HIV
The county of San Diego Wednesday launched an HIV awareness program designed to reduce infections…
First Flu Death of Season Reported; Woman, 73
A 73-year-old woman who died of complications from influenza was the region’s first fatality of…
What Pregnant Women Should Know About the Zika Virus
Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies born…
Worried About Zika Virus? County Says Locals OK; Travelers, Beware
A San Diego County health official said Thursday that despite increasing public awareness of the…
South Bay Teen Loses Leg to Flesh-Eating Bacteria
A Chula Vista High School student who contracted the flesh-eating bacteria known as necrotizing fasciitis…
Hantavirus Found in Wild Harvest Mouse Caught in Carlsbad
A wild harvest mouse trapped near Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad during routine monitoring tested…
Palomar Mountain Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague
A squirrel trapped on Palomar Mountain during routine monitoring tested positive for plague, the first such…
SDSU: Anti-Smoking Commercials Burn Out Over Time
The massive, federally funded anti-smoking campaign “Tips From Former Smokers”—“Tips” for short—fizzled more than it…
