The county is ending some behavioral health contracts as it implements policy and funding changes tied to a 2024 state ballot measure.
San Diego is among the metro areas with the greatest number of hospitals on the list.
Out of one billion particles of air, 1.4 percent of them are hydrogen sulfide. Prolonged exposure to that air can make someone very sick.
"Just because you were sick with the flu or COVID-19 in the last year doesn't mean you still can't get infected."
Residents can receive a pertussis vaccine at MinuteClinic and CVS Pharmacy locations across the state
The University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the union representing more than 25,000 registered nurses.
The Leapfrog Group, a watchdog founded 25 years ago, said it aims to improve American health care through transparency.
Members of the Sharp Professional Nurses Network and Sharp Chula Vista health care professionals voted in favor of authorizing a strike.
While exposure to hantavirus is rare, officials warned people should be careful around wild rodents because there is no cure or vaccine.
Some of San Diego's tiniest trick-or-treaters celebrated their first Halloween with a special photoshoot. See the precious little pumpkins.
Picketing was held at three facilities in San Diego County.
The strike could affect three hospitals in San Diego County, according to union officials.
TB is an airborne disease that is transmitted from person-to-person through inhalation of the bacteria from the air.
The 2025-2026 Best Children's Hospitals rankings by U.S. News & World Report includes both national and state and regional rankings.
The scientist was among two others who won for their discoveries related to the immune system, the Nobel Prize Foundation said Monday.
The new detections are in addition to ongoing West Nile virus activity in Rolando and La Mesa that was previously reported in July.
U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of the top hospitals in the nation, and these are the best places for care locally.
Officials have detected seven rabid bats so far in 2025 throughout the San Diego region.
Lawmakers and residents call on federal regulators to speed up nuclear waste disposal.
Facing significant financial losses, the public healthcare system is focusing on growth over cuts.
During a deadly hepatitis A outbreak in 2017 we revealed that local governments were being slow to respond. That triggered dramatic action.
The threat of tariffs hangs heavy over child care providers, already struggling to survive. If their costs rise, so do prices for families.
Symptoms of tuberculosis include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss.
The funds will go towards two new facilities offering mental health and substance use treatment services.
The board approved $4.3 million in funding for a program that provides free developmental check-ups to children from infancy to 5 years.
The cases involved people between 1 and 90 years old.
Public health officials announced last week that 14 people got sick after eating food at the establishment.
Salmonella causes an infection called salmonellosis.
San Diego County will conduct its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year next week.
There have been more than 400 confirmed measles cases across 19 states and at least two deaths.
People who vape daily actually reported 4.1% lower rates of quitting, according to the study.
The Board of Supervisors is reviewing a plan to create 16,000 behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment "slots" by 2030.
This is the first case of bird flu in a cat in the county.
More than 1 million San Diego County residents are on Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid. A GOP proposal could slash program funding.
Dr. Yuzhong Liu leads a lab at Scripps using chemistry and synthetic biology "to advance novel drug discovery."
Funds will directly support Mama’s Kitchen’s mission to deliver medically tailored meals to San Diegans facing critical illnesses
"This has been a particularly long and difficult flu season compared to recent years and it's not over yet."
The results found that nearly 70% of people interviewed in some areas reported a health symptom potentially caused by pollution.
People with TB may be sick for months before they are diagnosed, health officials said.
Visits to the doctor for the flu haven't been this high since 2009.