UC San Diego Health laid off 230 workers — about 1.5% of its workforce — across its clinics and hospitals last week. The cuts include many frontline workers.
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The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat. -
IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals scrambling to stretch supplies and prioritize care. -
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now operational nationwide. Some of the phone counselors say they need help dealing with abusive callers who keep them on the line and sexually harass them. -
Abortion access has long been difficult for women in the military, but the end of Roe v. Wade has made it even tougher. Some 40% now serve in states with abortion bans or expanded restrictions. -
On social media, young women are increasingly open about attending 12-step sex and love addiction programs. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous reports 1,200 meetings in more than 50 countries. -
The order extends a previous one that bars Florida's surgeon general from coercing or intimidating broadcasters that run commercials for an abortion rights amendment. -
San Diego's local congressional delegation Tuesday marked the beginning of an extensive rehabilitation project. -
If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of walking pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how. -
County health officials are looking for people who may have come into contact with a rabid bat found in a parking lot in Oceanside, it was announced Tuesday. -
Here's a costume that won't take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title "world's scariest animal" this Halloween.
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