Credit: PhotoSpin Weekly Flu Cases Highest of Season
Feb. 16, 2017 | 12:30 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A total of 555 cases were reported last week, surpassing the 474 cases reported the week ending Jan. 7, 2017.
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VIDEO: ‘Love Your Heart’ Urges Residents to ‘Know Your Numbers’
Feb. 14, 2017 | 2:52 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Do you “know your numbers?” The County of San Diego and its partners provided free blood pressure screenings to the public at select sites throughout the region on Valentine’s Day so people could take charge of their own heart health. The screenings took place at over 170 sites around the county as part of the […]
Credit: Courtesy Gabe Gutierrez Love Your Heart ‘Saved My Life’
Feb. 13, 2017 | 8:00 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
He thought he was healthy. Gabe Gutierrez was in his mid-20s and exercised almost daily. He was a vegetarian. But a blood pressure screening at a Love Your Heart event six years ago showed otherwise. His blood pressure was extremely high. “That can’t be right,” thought Gutierrez, who was cajoled by a co-worker into having […]
VIDEO: Free Blood Pressure Screenings Coming on ‘Love Your Heart Day’
Feb. 8, 2017 | 2:38 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
County leaders and partners gathered to get the word out about the annual Love Your Heart event, set for Valentine’s Day. Screenings will be offered to adults at over 170 sites around the county.
Flu Deaths, Cases Up in San Diego
Feb. 8, 2017 | 1:58 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The number of influenza deaths and flu cases increased last week, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Credit: PhotoSpin 12 New Flu Deaths Reported in San Diego
Feb. 1, 2017 | 11:08 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
A dozen new influenza deaths were reported last week in San Diego, though the number of flu cases dropped for the third week in a row.
Two TB Cases Reported in the County
Jan. 26, 2017 | 8:44 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Two new, unrelated cases of active tuberculosis that may have exposed others have been reported at Sweetwater High School and Hilltop High School Learning Center, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Both schools are part of the Sweetwater Union High School District. “Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, […]