Health

Whooping Cough Cases Continue in Schools

| 5:14 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Students and staff at three schools and a Girl Scout camp were potentially exposed to pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, after three children became ill with the highly contagious disease, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today.

Health

Helping People Turn their Lives Around

| 4:52 PM

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Sally Dunn doesn’t like being called “Saint Sally,” but those who know her work with the mentally ill and homeless say the nickname fits.

Health

TB Case Reported at Hilltop Drive Elementary School

| 8:57 AM

Reading Time: < 1 minute

An individual at Hilltop Drive Elementary School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff to the disease, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today.