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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health

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County confirms cases of diarrhea-causing disease at Gaylord Pacific Resort

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Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms

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High fertility costs push Americans abroad for IVF treatment

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5 challenges Congo faces in containing its fast-moving Ebola outbreak

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Trump puts autistic kids in the spotlight and cuts agencies built to protect them

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Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in Southwest

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Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000

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Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

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The Medicare GLP-1 discount has one big catch: Some sick patients don't qualify

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County supervisors greenlight plan to build own Tijuana River treatment plant

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Schools reopen in Congo's Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

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Legislature bypasses voters, transfers remaining Palomar Health assets

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County supervisors push to construct new plant to treat Tijuana River sewage

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San Diego County overdose deaths fell again in 2025, marking 4 years of decline

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Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

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This vaccine reduces risk of melanoma coming back. Can it work for other cancers?

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Tired of waiting? $40 million project at UCSD aims to accelerate healthcare

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Former county behavioral health director evaluating 'legal options' after public dismissal

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Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

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She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA

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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

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Ebola is still killing in central Africa. These groups are working to save lives

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Some homeless find relief in air-conditioned library. Others seek out shade on the street.

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US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states

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Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on

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California and the federal government battle over hospice fraud, as victims lose coverage and care

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RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

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Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival

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How to reset your child's sleep schedule for back-to-school season

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Pennsylvania reports first measles deaths in 35 years

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Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs

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There's a little-known link between dementia and epilepsy

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Hospital prepayment requirements add new wrinkles to patients' financial responsibility

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New weekly injection offers Type 2 diabetics an alternative to daily insulin shots

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People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches

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As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope

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Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet

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Ramona woman sues market, egg ranch as salmonella infection cases grow

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Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say

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Abbott Laboratories to pay $670 million to settle cases, claims over its formula for premature babies

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Kennedy's quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

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Alfalfa sprouts linked to food poisoning illnesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin

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Trump team's use of arcane budget rule threatens Medicaid coverage

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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which has been effective in past outbreaks

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A federal policy is complicating how organizations battle the opioid crisis

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Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test

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Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

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Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola

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A fungus that can cause severe infections is spreading across US. Doctors explain risks

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Patients wary of governments, companies pushing AI as a rural healthcare solution

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Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

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Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

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A Navy family moved into military housing, then started getting sick

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The doctor, the patient and ... the podcaster?

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The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work

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All the News That's Fit: Health insurance premiums, food comas and ancient mouthwashes

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Striving to lose weight? Counting calories only part of the equation

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How 10 minutes of drawing can reset your nervous system

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UCSD receives $12 million grant to study link between meth use and HIV

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El Cajon leaders considering acquisition of Kaiser's vacant hospital lot

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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

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Salmonella outbreak grows to 21 cases, seven hospitalizations

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Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead

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Pediatricians say changing federal vaccine policies continue to confuse parents

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Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

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Trump's vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago

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Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says

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Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts

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Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line

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The newest federally recognized tribe wants better healthcare. It may be on its own

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Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids

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Sharp HealthCare announces restructuring that will impact about 260 workers

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County releases health inspection report on Otay Mesa immigrant detention facility

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UCSD wins pivotal role in $81 million race to improve health after age 50

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FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines

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Pediatricians and health departments sidestep Trump's CDC on vaccine guidance

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Do women really need a menopause workout?

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All the News That's Fit: Coffee intake, funky feet and heat-wave truths

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