No New Flu Deaths Reported; Cases Go Up
Feb. 6, 2019 | 11:22 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
No new flu deaths were reported last week; however, the number of lab-confirmed influenza cases went up, a sign that the flu is still making San Diegans sick.
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VIDEO: Parkinson’s Disease Takes A Punch
Jan. 31, 2019 | 10:19 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
One Live Well San Diego partner is giving Parkinson’s disease a punch where it counts.
Has San Diego’s Flu Season Peaked? No Deaths Reported Last Week
Jan. 30, 2019 | 12:05 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
For the first time in over a month, no flu deaths were reported in San Diego last week and the number of cases continued to drop for the second week in a row, a sign that the flu season may have peaked.
Healthy, 32-Year-Old San Diegan Dies from Influenza
Jan. 23, 2019 | 11:13 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
An otherwise healthy, 32-year-old man from North County and a 27-year-old man from South County who had underlying medical conditions are among eight new influenza deaths reported last week.
5 More Flu Deaths Reported in San Diego
Jan. 16, 2019 | 1:54 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A 38-year-old man is one of five flu deaths reported last week, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Credit: pixabay February CalFresh Benefits to Be Issued Early
Jan. 15, 2019 | 10:29 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
San Diego County residents who receive CalFresh food nutrition assistance will receive their February benefits early because of the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, San Diego County officials announced today. CalFresh recipients will receive their February benefits by January 16. The early issuance of February benefits is necessary to access federal funds that no longer […]
Credit: CDC.gov Two Unrelated TB Cases Reported in San Diego County
Jan. 15, 2019 | 8:42 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with officials at Palomar College and La Posada de Guadalupe Shelter to notify people who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis in two unrelated cases. No-cost testing for Palomar College Rancho Bernardo Center students, faculty and staff identified as having possibly been exposed to TB […]