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VA Struggles To Unlock The Reasons Behind High Risk Of Suicide Among Older Veterans
- Dec. 14
- By Steve Walsh
Trauma from decades earlier linked to older veterans who take their own lives at a rate higher than their peers.
County Supervisor Ron Roberts Looks Back On 31 Years In Government
- Dec. 12
- By Andrew Bowen
Outgoing San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts has been in elected office since 1987. He spoke with KPBS on his proudest accomplishments, the hepatitis A outbreak and the term limits that forced him out of office.
Researchers Drawing Link Between Brain Development, Screen Time
- Dec. 11
- By Jade Hindmon
Can the amount of time spent on social media impact the development of teenager's brain?
Kaiser Mental Health Workers Hold Five-Day Strike
- Dec. 10
- By Susan Murphy
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente mental health care workers began a five-day strike on Monday in San Diego and across the state.
UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center Launches New HIV Prevention Campaign
- Dec. 10
- By Priya Sridhar
UC San Diego is offering free combined testing for HIV and five sexually transmitted diseases at a newly remodeled clinic.
Kaiser Mental Health Clinicians Set To Begin 5-Day Strike
- Dec. 10
- By City News Service
About 4,000 unionized mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state, including in Los Angeles and Anaheim, will begin a five-day strike Monday amid a continuing labor dispute.
'Big Risk' Dropping Health Coverage After Obamacare Penalty Removal, Official Warns
- Dec. 6
- By Susan Murphy
With Obamacare tax penalties going away in 2019, tens of thousands of people in California are expected to drop their health coverage. But health officials warn that's taking a big risk.
New Alzheimer's Response Team Helps San Diego Seniors In Crisis
- Dec. 6
- By Susan Murphy
A new San Diego County-led Alzheimer’s Response Team is stepping in to steer people to appropriate services, instead of emergency rooms or jails.
SDSU, County HHSA Partner To Encourage Meningococcal Vaccinations
- Dec. 5
- By City News Service
San Diego State University, where a meningococcal disease outbreak was declared about two months ago, announced Tuesday that roughly 8,000 students have since been vaccinated under a continuing partnership with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.
Pala Band Of Mission Indians Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
- Dec. 4
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
The Pala Band of Mission Indians in San Diego announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors in an effort to hold them accountable for the impact opioids have had on the tribe.