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Father Joe’s Villages opens 44-bed detox center for people experiencing homelessness

Heidi de Marco

The new detox facility will provide services for unhoused San Diego residents struggling with substance use.

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Talking about monkeypox? Then you should be talking about sex

Andrew Limbong

Despite the possibility of stigmatizing queer sex, experts say it's important to keep sex at the center of the conversation around monkeypox.
Local

Expert: CDC rollback of COVID safety measures 'premature'

Maureen Cavanaugh

Harrison Patiño

Following the CDC's decision to scale back recommended safety measures for COVID-19, some are wondering whether the shift in policy has come too soon.
Health

Transplant agency is criticized for donor organs arriving late, damaged or diseased

Blake Farmer

A probe found troubling lapses in the country's organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs accidentally transplanted and donor organs lost or damaged in transit.
National

CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID, monkeypox mistakes

Mike Stobbe

The changes include internal staffing moves and steps to speed up data releases. The agency's director says it’s a CDC initiative, and was not directed by the White House or other administration officials.
National

Biden signs sweeping climate, health care, tax bill into law

Barbara Sprunt

The legislation has been a year in the making, with tense negotiations leading to a narrower spending package that focuses on climate investments and health care costs.
Local

No masks required for start of San Diego Unified 2022-23 school year

Lara McCaffrey

“Instead, we will utilize our school site metrics and county data to determine whether masking is needed at each school.”
National

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

Barbara Sprunt

The first lady will remain at a private residence in South Carolina and isolate from others for at least five days per CDC guidance.
National

Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortion

Ben Paviour

A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.
Health

Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? Maybe yes, more likely no

Nurith Aizenman

Only one company makes the currently used monkeypox vaccine. Supply is limited in wealthy nations like the U.S. Less well-off nations, like Nigeria, where the outbreak began, have no vaccines at all.
International

The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon

Becky Sullivan

In the U.S., officials have asked vaccine makers to target BA.5, rather than the original omicron strain. That has delayed the boosters' development — but officials hope they will be more effective.