Carmel Valley Urgent Care volunteers sport physicals for local school MD Today Urgent Care and the San Diego Jewish Academy have come together to benefit the school’s athletic department by providing sport physicals for students. The fundraiser will take place from September 5th through the 12th. SDJA will charge $20 per sport physical. Students can [...]
Have you seen groups of people chasing nothing in random areas around you? They may be Pokémon trainers. The reason: a new app has taken the nation by storm; Pokémon Go. The application was released on July 6th, 2016 and has become one of the most popular games for people of all ages. Users capture [...]
Extremely high temperatures forecast for the mountain and desert areas of San Diego County have prompted the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning and San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency officials want residents to take adequate precautions to avoid heatstroke and other heat-related illnesses and to make sure vulnerable populations, [...]
A series of earthquakes centered near Borrego Springs struck early Friday, with a magnitude 5.2 quake coming just after 1 a.m. The quakes were felt across San Diego County, but there were no initial reports of any severe damage or injuries. Earthquakes can strike at any moment, without warning, and Friday’s incident is a reminder [...]
Some people bike for fun. Others ride for exercise or to get to work. 1. The Right Bike Make sure your bike “fits” in relation to your height. If it’s an older bike, a local repair shop can tune it and do a safety check for you. 2. A Good Helmet A helmet that fits [...]
Five students at the Sessions Elementary School in San Diego have been diagnosed with chickenpox (varicella) the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported last week. The cases are unrelated to the two previous outbreaks reported last week. The first student reported illness on March 29, and the latest student to be diagnosed [...]
In an effort to reduce congestion at local hospital emergency rooms, regional health care leaders urged the public on Friday to use emergency rooms only in actual medical emergencies and provided recommendations for individuals on managing their health care to avoid ER overuse. “Emergency room overuse is a national problem that is also occurring in [...]
If you’re the cook, it doesn’t matter if this is your 50th Thanksgiving dinner, or your first. It’s big! You want it to be delicious! You want “oohs!” You want “ahhs!” What DON’T you want? Anyone to get sick. And that can happen if you don’t remember to cook safely. Your guests could have unwanted company [...]
The latest figures show influenza activity in San Diego County is currently low, which is normal for this time of the year; however, the virus has already claimed a life this season. That is why County Health and Human Service Agency officials are reminding the public to get vaccinated before the flu starts to spread. [...]
The number of people in San Diego County who have tested positive for West Nile virus — confirmed and probable cases — this year has increased to 30 including five deaths, County officials said Wednesday. That number is an increase from 22 people a week ago and includes a newly confirmed death, County Health and [...]
