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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health

Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

2 days ago

Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives

4 days ago

RFK Jr. says healthy pregnant women don't need COVID boosters. Here's what the science says.

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All the News That's Fit: Vaccination effectiveness, skin sensors and feasting on bologna

4 days ago

Growing tally of dogs and cats suffer from allergies, but there are ways to help

4 days ago

Drug-defying breast cancers spotted early in blood test study

4 days ago

Noted Scripps researcher considering move after federal grant is canceled

5 days ago

Native Americans hurt by federal health cuts, despite RFK Jr.'s promises of protection

4 days ago

Georgia's experience raises red flags for Medicaid work requirement moving through Congress

5 days ago

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research

5 days ago

It could be a year before Tri-City voters decide Sharp partnership

5 days ago

9-YEAR-OLD DENTAL PATIENT'S DEATH AFTER ANESTHESIA DEEMED AN ACCIDENT

8 days ago

San Diego County organizations win seven Proposition 1 grants

9 days ago

Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

9 days ago

Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US

10 days ago

Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds

10 days ago

Most freshwater fish in county contain parasites, study finds

11 days ago

The Trump administration is pushing therapy for transgender youth. What does that look like?

11 days ago

Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know

11 days ago

How to manage your blood sugar with exercise

11 days ago

All the News That's Fit: Body dysmorphia, career psychopaths and healing plants

11 days ago

Study raises alarms about link between plastics, heart disease

11 days ago

Cancer risks mean darker skin needs sunscreen, too

11 days ago

All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says

12 days ago

RFK Jr. says autism 'destroys' families. Here's what those families want you to know

12 days ago

Coolers, scopes, sequencers: San Diego County opens new public health lab

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Former Sen. Bob Casey reflects on Biden's diagnosis, his own cancer fight

15 days ago

Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers

15 days ago

CDC removes language that says healthy kids should get COVID shots

15 days ago

San Diego dermatologist charged with $1.3 million Medi-Cal fraud allegations

16 days ago

White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s MAHA report

16 days ago

Skittles removes controversial additive targeted by RFK Jr.

16 days ago

Author of 'pH Miracle' books sentenced to prison in medical treatments case. 'A fraud and a charlatan.'

17 days ago

Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu

17 days ago

Will you be able to get a COVID-19 shot? Here's what we know so far

17 days ago

A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says

17 days ago

Moores Cancer Center seeks critical grant renewal amid federal uncertainty

18 days ago

COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says

18 days ago

Long COVID patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.

18 days ago

The secret to better running? Walking

18 days ago

All the News That's Fit: Cat therapy, chili in pregnancy, and the genesis of Jell-O

18 days ago

Tri-City Medical Center to reconsider proposals from Sharp, UCSD

18 days ago

New clues point to why colorectal cancer is rising in young people

18 days ago

Meet Dr. T, San Diego County's new public health officer

18 days ago

What to know before getting paid to test drugs, medical devices and vaccines

19 days ago

It's rattlesnake season. What do you do if your dog gets bitten?

21 days ago

Publix recalls baby food pouches after testing finds elevated levels of lead

22 days ago

Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in people with diabetes, a study suggests

23 days ago

RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

23 days ago

FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinations

23 days ago

UCSD team is part of cutting-edge, nationwide cancer program

23 days ago

Measles is very contagious. Here's how to avoid it

23 days ago

New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots

25 days ago

Honey, sweetie, dearie: The perils of elderspeak

25 days ago

All the News That's Fit: Health and wealth, tree benefits and the heart's super cells

25 days ago

GLP-1 drugs made a former FDA chief 'feel ill.' But he'd take them again.

25 days ago

Sleep problems increase as you age, but there is hope

25 days ago

Return to Scripps doctors appears rocky for Anthem HMO patients

26 days ago

Dum Dums lollipops stands by bright dyes, despite RFK Jr.'s push

26 days ago

The US hasn't seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why

26 days ago

Sharp's new neuroscience hospital runs nearly full two weeks after opening

26 days ago

More than 350,000 in San Diego County could be subject to Medi-Cal work rule

29 days ago

FDA OKs first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease

29 days ago

Lawsuits target San Diego restaurant after suspected salmonella outbreak

30 days ago

DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system

30 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump blames other countries for high US drug prices. Experts say it's not their fault

30 days ago

Risks of psychedelic use aren't widely known. This campaign hopes to change that

30 days ago

New North Tower at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla set to open June 1

1 month ago

Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department

1 month ago

Q&A with State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson

1 month ago

FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth

1 month ago

5 PLACES TO TURN FOR ACCURATE HEALTH INFORMATION

1 month ago

All the News That's Fit: High school brains, skipped showers and stork bites

1 month ago

Just a half-hour of weight training can make you stronger

1 month ago

How hard do you have to push yourself to get stronger?

1 month ago

'Smart insoles' could help diagnose dementia

1 month ago

San Diego County names new public health officer

1 month ago

What to know about food poisoning illnesses caused by listeria

1 month ago

San Diego leaders join nationwide lobbying push to save Medicaid

1 month ago

These researchers are trying to diagnose CTE during life. They're recruiting former football players

1 month ago

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

1 month ago

FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals

1 month ago

Kaiser mental health workers ratify new contract

1 month ago

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

1 month ago

US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots

1 month ago

US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says

1 month ago

Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

1 month ago

Anthem Blue Cross patients regain access to Scripps Health

1 month ago

How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban

1 month ago

Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication

1 month ago

Magic happens when kids and adults learn to swim. Tragedy can strike if they don't

1 month ago

Brown rice has more arsenic than white. Is it still the better choice?

1 month ago

All the News That's Fit: Windy flights, KFC toothpaste and snuffing out smallpox

1 month ago

Measles can damage the immune system for years

1 month ago

Kaiser workers to vote on tentative deal to end 6-month strike

1 month ago

Trump team's $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientists

1 month ago

New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says

1 month ago

20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services

1 month ago

Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs

1 month ago

UC San Diego medical students change lives — and get crucial experience — in tattoo removal program

1 month ago