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Study shows strong link between lung cancer and air pollution, but not second-hand smoke

Thomas Fudge

UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among passive smokers.

Health

San Diego pediatrician warns children could bear the brunt of federal budget cuts
Environment

Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next?
Health

The hidden cost of oil: Families fractured by a pipeline project

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Environment

Area representatives ask for meeting with EPA head on Tijuana River sewage

City News Service

San Diego's congressional delegation Wednesday requested a meeting with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on the Tijuana River Valley's pollution crisis during his upcoming visit to San Diego.
Health

UCSD study finds trauma from climactic events can impact how brain works

City News Service

Traumatic experiences caused by climate, such as experiencing a wildfire, can have lingering impacts on how our brains work, according to a UC San Diego study published Wednesday.
Environment

County prepares for annual aerial bombardment campaign on mosquito larvae

City News Service

County officials said helicopter larvicide drops will be done next Wednesday and Thursday, if necessary, to cover nearly 1,400 acres of hard-to- reach potential mosquito breeding areas.
Health

First meeting of CDC vaccine advisers under RFK Jr. is mostly 'business as usual'

Pien Huang

An independent vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met to discuss and vote on vaccine policy for the first time since the change in administrations.
Health

RFK Jr. seeks 'environmental' cause of autism. Scientists say it's not that simple

Rob Stein

Carmel Wroth

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.
Health

Could polio be poised for a comeback?

Betsy Joles

Ruchi Kumar

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher in a wider resurgence.
Health

Study highlights cancer risk from millions of CT scans performed annually

Ronnie Cohen

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate overuse of CT scans is increasing the U.S. cancer burden.
International

U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women under equalities law

Lauren Frayer

Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
Health

Trump signs executive action to lower drug prices

Sydney Lupkin

The action is intended to build upon the existing program for Medicare drug price negotiations, which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act that passed during the Biden administration.
Health

States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs

Sam Whitehead

Phil Galewitz

Katheryn Houghton

Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.