Suicides Up in San Diego County
Sep. 13, 2018 | 9:57 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
After three years of holding steady, the number and rate of people who killed themselves in San Diego County went up in 2017.
Health
Credit: PhotoSpin Infant Deaths Decline in San Diego
Sep. 12, 2018 | 11:40 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
The infant mortality rate in San Diego County has declined in the last 16 years and is now lower than it is in the state and the nation.
SDSU Student Diagnosed with Meningococcal Disease
Sep. 5, 2018 | 2:59 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
An undergraduate student at San Diego State University has been diagnosed with an infection caused by the meningococcal bacteria and is being treated at a local hospital, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. HHSA and SDSU Student Health Services have notified known close contacts of the individual and recommended that […]
Hundreds to Celebrate Their Recovery
Sep. 5, 2018 | 8:39 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
September is National Recovery Month, a time to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who have overcome them.
Two Unrelated Tuberculosis Cases Reported in the County
Aug. 28, 2018 | 3:38 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Two unrelated new cases of tuberculosis that may have exposed others have been reported recently at the Innovation High School San Diego, Chula Vista Resource Center and the Urban Corps of San Diego the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. HHSA is working with officials to notify students and staff at […]
Credit: CDC.gov Two Unrelated Tuberculosis Cases Reported at County Detention Facilities
Aug. 24, 2018 | 11:57 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to notify individuals who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis by two unrelated cases. The periods of potential exposures are as follows: July 5 to July 13 at the Vista Detention Facility July 9 and July 10 at […]
Tuberculosis Treatment: There’s an App for That
Aug. 13, 2018 | 12:13 PMReading Time: 4 minutes
TB patients who are no longer contagious can take their medication wherever and whenever they like. To observe treatment, all nurses have to do is watch a video of patients taking it.