One year ago, pandas returned to the San Diego Zoo. To celebrate, the zoo released a limited-edition Panda Day commemorative pin on Friday, KPBS reporter Alexander Nguyen reports.
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Doctors have commonly managed the persistent pain of people over 65 with prescription opioids. But that has left some still in pain, and with a physical and emotional dependence that can ruin life. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new cookbook by San Diego fitness expert Laura Marquis puts a healthy twist on some favorite holiday season desserts. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Humane Society has a program that aims to make is easier to give a pet as a gift. -
Republicans' plans to overhaul the federal health law aren't expected to take effect immediately, so consumers can still sign up for 2017 coverage — and should, if they need insurance. -
KPBS Midday EditionEcologists at the San Diego Zoo say the biggest threat to polar bears in the wild is climate change, but it can be difficult to observe the bears in their natural habitat. A collaboration between the zoo and aerospace giant Northrop Grumman hopes to develop unmanned drones to more easily study polar bears in the Arctic. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe police shooting of an unarmed black man in El Cajon, combined with the coming establishment of council districts, could bring big changes to the once predominantly white city. -
KPBS Midday EditionChef Bernard Guillas, executive chef at the Marine Room restaurant in La Jolla, will answer questions about how to plan a Thanksgiving Day dinner with all the fixings. -
KPBS Midday EditionRayan Kaskos and Zeena Faraj arrived in the United States five years ago as Iraqi refugees. Now they're eager to celebrate Thanksgiving as U.S. citizens. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhat started out as an event to keep out-of-school kids occupied before the Thanksgiving holiday has transformed into a turkey tradition at UC San Diego's Geisel Library. -
Members of the military are more than twice as likely to have hepatitis C as the general public. For many, including Jim McGough, the virus takes its final toll decades after they are first infected.
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