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Scripps Health Develops New Method For Transporting Livers Without Ice
- July 11
- By Ebone Monet
Scripps Green Hospital has a new method for transporting livers that could preserve more organs and save more lives.
Teen Meets Kidney Donor Who Saved Her Life
- July 10
- By Matt Hoffman
A 14-year-old Alpine girl had suffered half her life with a rare kidney disease
Discussing 'The Rationals Of Assisted Suicide'
- July 10
- By Ebone Monet
The Hemlock Society plans to hold a panel discussion in July about the rationality of assisted suicide.
A Passport In The Human Gut: San Diego Researchers Find A Common Virus That Varies By Location
- July 8
- By Shalina Chatlani
Researchers at San Diego State University collected fecal samples from around the world and found a generations-old virus everywhere they looked.
UCSD Doctor Resigns After inewsource Raised Questions About His China Business Ties
- July 8
- By Brad Racino / inewsource, Jill Castellano / inewsource
A renowned UCSD eye doctor who is part of a Chinese recruitment program under FBI scrutiny has resigned amid inewsource's questions about his foreign government affiliations and businesses.
2 More Children Sick With Probable E. Coli From San Diego County Fair
- July 5
- By Alexander Nguyen
Two more children are sick from probable Shiga toxin-producing E. coli possibly linked to the San Diego County Fair, county health officials announced Friday.
California Pays Down Their Student Loans, Doctors Agree To Treat Poorer Patients
- July 4
- Elizabeth Aguilera / CALmatters
It’s a trade aimed at getting more doctors to treat poorer patients: California this week said it will help repay the student loans of 247 selected doctors in exchange for their promise that at least 30 percent of their caseload will be people enrolled in Medi-Cal.
Fifth Child Sick With E. Coli Possibly Linked To San Diego County Fair
- July 2
- By Alexander Nguyen, City News Service
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced that a fifth child sick with E. coli could be linked to the county fair.
San Diego Pediatrician Under Investigation For Allegedly Using Dirty Needles On Patients
- July 2
- By Priya Sridhar
A San Diego pediatrician is under investigation for allegations that he used expired and unauthorized needles from a box that a medical assistant said contained dead insects and what appeared to be rodent droppings.
Child, 2, Dies From E. Coli Infection Contracted At San Diego County Fair
- June 29
- By City News Service
A 2-year-old boy died and three other children were sickened but not hospitalized after contracting E. coli linked to the San Diego County Fair, health officials said.