A 5-week-old San Diego infant died on July 15 from pertussis, also known as whooping cough, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. The death of the previously healthy infant is the second from the highly contagious respiratory disease in California this year, and the first in San Diego since 2010. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Department of Environmental Health issued a General Advisory Tuesday for the coastal water of San Diego County due to recent rainfall. Swimmers, surfers and other ocean users are warned that levels of bacteria can rise significantly in oceans and bays, especially near storm drains, creeks, rivers and lagoon outlets that discharge urban runoff. Swimmers, [...]
With forecasters once more predicting earlier-than-usual rainfall around San Diego County this week, it may be a good time to pick up some free sandbags. The County of San Diego Department of Public Works is again offering free sand and bags to people in our unincorporated areas to help protect homes, neighborhoods and streets from [...]
Your grandson is in jail in Mexico and wants you to discreetly send bail money. You owe money for unpaid traffic tickets from long ago. A Medicare "representative" needs your personal information. You've won the lottery but must pay a fee to collect your prize. The list of scams criminals use to try to steal [...]
More than 35,000 San Diego County residents now receive alerts on their phones letting them know of a chance to save someone’s life nearby. That’s how many people have downloaded and registered for the PulsePoint Respond app in the past year since it launched locally. The app, which is free, lets users trained in CPR [...]
With the school year upon us it's time for something many parents face on a daily basis: the dreaded challenge of getting your kids to eat healthy if they take a lunch to school. Many families are making a conscious effort to have healthier and more environmentally-friendly lunches. They are realizing the benefits of using [...]
High temperatures are expected to reach the 115 to 120 degree range in the San Diego County desert areas over the next few days and County health officials are reminding the public to take precautions to avoid heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses, this includes making sure you have air con fitted in your home [...]
