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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health

The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul

3 days ago

Sharp demands Palomar repay $26 million after collaborative deal flatlines

3 days ago

Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent threat' is spreading in hospitals

4 days ago

States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal

4 days ago

Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers in a major restructuring plan

4 days ago

Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump's demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding

5 days ago

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

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Strike by Kaiser mental health workers nears the six-month mark

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Everglades therapy: Veterans combat PTSD by wrangling invasive Burmese pythons

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Tribal health leaders say Medicaid cuts would decimate health programs

5 days ago

New Parkinson's treatment developed at Stanford could help millions

6 days ago

Are ultraprocessed foods addictive?

6 days ago

All the News That's Fit: The sunny side of morning coffee, obesity's cost, and hairy tongues

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Do we age steadily, or in bursts?

6 days ago

Tuberculosis cases continue to increase in San Diego County

6 days ago

This cutting-edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

6 days ago

Do you eat a meal in 20 minutes or less? It might be time to slow down

7 days ago

23andMe users alerted they may want to delete genetic data. Here's how to do it

7 days ago

'I didn't think it would be this bad': San Diego veterans worry VA cuts will hurt their care

8 days ago

The pandemic left a lasting imprint on San Diego County's health care system

8 days ago

Medicaid recipients struggle to find mental health care. Looming cuts could make it harder

9 days ago

Health insurers made $41B the year COVID-19 landed. Why are they raising rates now?

10 days ago

FDA crackdown on poppers prompts rush on popular gay party drug

10 days ago

Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root

10 days ago

Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year

10 days ago

Johnson & Johnson plans $55 billion in US investments over the next four years

10 days ago

Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals recalled for 'wood-like material' linked to choking

11 days ago

Architect of San Diego County's behavioral health approach resigns

11 days ago

Lawmakers paint dire 'real-world' picture of possible Medi-Cal cuts

11 days ago

Facts, not fear: Inside Mexico's pioneering drug harm reduction programs

12 days ago

Patient dies following muscular dystrophy gene therapy, Sarepta reports

13 days ago

What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders

13 days ago

More children are getting kidney stones. Experts think it's their diet.

13 days ago

All the News That's Fit: Pollution and pregnancy hopes, duck drama and blood trivia

13 days ago

Extreme 'clean' eating can tip healthy eaters into a danger zone

13 days ago

Do you need a measles booster?

13 days ago

Scripps Health announces plan to build new hospital campus in San Marcos

14 days ago

A Q&A with Julia Vogel, a researcher fighting long COVID and searching for relief

14 days ago

Photos: Remembering the start of COVID

14 days ago

What are people asking about COVID-19 – and what do doctors wish patients knew?

15 days ago

How spring cleaning also declutters emotional and mental health

15 days ago

El Cajon nurse can't shake COVID-19's unrelenting grip: 'I have lost relationships'

15 days ago

Millions in US live in places where doctors don't practice and telehealth doesn't reach

16 days ago

How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends

16 days ago

FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters

17 days ago

Thought inflation was bad? Health insurance premiums are rising even faster

17 days ago

MRNA vaccines, once a Trump boast, now face attacks from some in GOP

17 days ago

Measles cases reach nearly 300 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know

17 days ago

Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts

17 days ago

Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels

18 days ago

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19

18 days ago

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

18 days ago

Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing

18 days ago

Photos: The 5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic

18 days ago

Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

19 days ago

RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

19 days ago

More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosis

19 days ago

All the News That's Fit: Alcohol's cancer risk, a corned beef chow-down and Coca-Cola's backyard history

20 days ago

The good side of bad words: Cursing is linked to higher pain tolerance

20 days ago

No pain, no gain? Hardly. This year's fitness buzzword is 'recovery'

20 days ago

Grossmont Healthcare District dismisses CEO, hires interim replacement

20 days ago

Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water

21 days ago

UCSD neurosurgeon rallies broad national support in fight to save research funding

21 days ago

UCSD Health loans struggling Palomar Health $20 million

23 days ago

West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30

24 days ago

Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered

24 days ago

Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

24 days ago

More than hot flashes: Women raise awareness about menopause symptoms and work

24 days ago

Daylight saving time is bad for you. Here's what you can do to soften the blow

24 days ago

Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists

24 days ago

New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn't yet confirmed

24 days ago

Veterans speak out on the Trump administration's plans to cut the VA's budget

26 days ago

Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

26 days ago

County: Medicaid cuts could stymie substance use treatment reform

26 days ago

Veolia faces new lawsuit over sewage crisis. This time from Coronado Unified School District

26 days ago

Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows

27 days ago

Republicans once wanted government out of health care. Trump voters see it differently

27 days ago

Trump's FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

27 days ago

The magic of swimming lessons in middle age

27 days ago

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

27 days ago

All the News That's Fit: Risks of late snacks, e-cigs jump and an arterial anniversary

27 days ago

The physicians really are healing themselves — with Ozempic

27 days ago

Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here's how to track them.

27 days ago

Experts worry that public health turmoil could make bird flu deadlier

29 days ago

A fifth unvaccinated San Diego County teenager has died from the flu

30 days ago

Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death

1 month ago

Measles is one of the world's most contagious viruses. Here's what to know and how to avoid it

1 month ago

Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children

1 month ago

CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US women

1 month ago

Texas says doctor illegally treated trans youth. He says he followed the law

1 month ago

As bird flu spreads, feds might undercut states by firing scientists, removing data

1 month ago

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

1 month ago

Health clinic workers brush up on constitutional protections as immigration raids loom

1 month ago

As measles cases mount in the US, what's the situation worldwide?

1 month ago

San Diego Unified will no longer make new employees prove they're vaccinated against COVID-19

1 month ago

Trump froze out Project 2025 in his campaign. Now its blueprint is his health care playbook

1 month ago

A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

1 month ago

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

1 month ago

Genetic testing for cancer should be the norm now, experts say. Here's when to request it.

1 month ago

All the News That's Fit: Smoke and dementia, genes in the soil, and life spent in the bathroom

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