Health

MMR — the modern combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella — provides stronger, longer-lasting protection against measles than the stand-alone measles vaccine typically given in the U.S. in the early 1960s.

Eric Risberg

Health

County health officials confirm first case of measles in San Diego this year

City News Service

Last year, four measles cases were confirmed in the county, all associated with international travel.

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Environment

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Jeff Brady

Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.
Health

Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that's a huge problem

Sarah Jane Tribble

More than half of seniors choose private Medicare Advantage plans instead of traditional Medicare. As rural enrollment increases, many small-town hospitals say that threatens their viability.
Science & Technology

UCSD researchers discover marker to determine if neurons will regenerate

City News Service

Though scientists have made progress in understanding neuronal regeneration, according to the researchers, it remains unknown why some neurons regenerate and others do not.
Health

How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training

Rhitu Chatterjee

More than a million women in Bogotá, Colombia, do unpaid family caregiver work full-time. The country has launched a groundbreaking program called "Care Blocks" to ease their burden.
Health

High trace amounts of COVID found in Point Loma wastewater

City News Service

Health officials reported Sunday that the Point Loma neighborhood in San Diego has reached the highest concentration of COVID-19 viral load in wastewater since August 2022.
Health

After historic strike, Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Scott Maucione

The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this month announced a contract deal that averts another strike.
Border & Immigration

As Mexico expands abortion access, activists support reproductive rights at the U.S. border

María Teresa Hernández

While some legal and religious barriers remain in place in the mostly Catholic country, several organizations of “acompañantes,” or volunteers who support women wanting to terminate a pregnancy, feel ready to take the next step.
Health

Photographer captures boxing culture in México to connect with his roots

Estefania Mitre

David Hanes-González

From a collection of 25,000 photographs captured over a period of two years, David Hanes-González presents 28 that capture the soul of boxing in México.
Health

Kaiser reaches tentative deal with union workers

City News Service

Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing thousands of health care workers have reached a tentative deal that could end the labor dispute that resulted in a three-day strike last week.
Health

Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

Ari Daniel

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.