As the holidays approach, we all get excited with the prospect of the cold air, leaves changing, and the copious amounts of food to be consumed. MD Today wishes you all a happy holiday season. To kick the holiday season off, here are a few tips to have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving. Keep an [...]
Two new unrelated cases of active tuberculosis that may have exposed others have been reported locally at the San Diego Rescue Mission and Castle Park High School, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. The San Diego Rescue Mission case was in the Men’s Center, located at 120 Elms Street, San [...]
Kids love Halloween. The costumes, the parties, going trick-or-treating. Moms and dads want their children to enjoy the yearly event. However, safety should also be a priority. "In addition to helping plan for a fun holiday, parents must also take some precautions to make sure their children are safe on Halloween," said Dean Sidelinger, M.D., [...]
In a short 12 days, Halloween 2016 will be upon us! Costumes and candy; what more can a kid ask for? Consequently, there may be more lurking in the shadows this month... Hence, as your kids are out and about in the neighborhood collecting their treats, they may be collecting something else...the flu! The cold [...]
A 73-year-old woman died of complications due to influenza and is the first local, flu-related death reported this season, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. The unvaccinated woman, who had existing medical conditions, tested positive for influenza A and died on Oct. 4 after a brief hospitalization. Last season, the [...]
An undergraduate student at California State University San Marcos has been diagnosed with mumps and may have exposed others on campus between Sept. 6-9 and 12-14, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. The student lived off campus and was up-to-date with mumps vaccinations, but was diagnosed with the highly contagious [...]
The County plans to hand-spray to kill invasive Aedes mosquitoes in the Skyline area of the City of San Diego after mosquitoes were found living near a resident who contracted Zika virus while traveling outside the country. Testing confirmed that the person had the Zika virus, which was not acquired in the U.S. The person [...]
A person who spent time at both Harborside Elementary School and Castle Park Middle School recently started treatment for active tuberculosis and may have exposed others, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. HHSA is working closely with Chula Vista Elementary School District and the Sweetwater Unified School District officials, respectively, [...]
Summer of 2016 is quite the exciting one. As athletes around the world gear up to compete at the Rio Olympics, who isn't sitting at the edge of their seat? The amount of dedication and training that these athletes put in show us how committed they are. Competitors in the Olympics train hard to be [...]
A person at Southwestern College was recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis and may have exposed others, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. HHSA is working closely with school officials to notify individuals who were potentially exposed between March 8 and May 27. “Most people who are exposed to TB do not [...]
