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San Diego's General Fund To Increase By $14M

A report on the budget will be delivered to the San Diego City Council's Budget Committee Wednesday.

A large collage decorates a wall of one exam room at the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco, Calif. Dr. David Smith, founder of the clinic, says patients and staff call the mural the Psychedelic Wall of Fame.

Haight Ashbury's Free Health Clinic: Middle-Aged And Still Groovy

A series of mergers with other nonprofit clinics has transformed the 50-year-old San Francisco clinic into a $110 million health care system that provides networked care up and down California.

'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' And Why Science Needs History

Women's contributions to scientific progress are often ignored — but two new books, Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are out to remedy that oversight.

Myth, Fantasy And Sci-Fi Dovetail In 'Archivist Wasp'

Nicole Kornher-Stace's new novel follows Wasp, an Archivist tasked with hunting ghosts to scavenge information about the past for her primitive post-apocalyptic society — where all is not as it seems.

Ancient Technique Helps Veterans with PTSD (Video)

The VA Medical Center in San Diego is testing an ancient meditation technique called “Mantram Repetition” to help veterans suffering from PTSD.

Rajiv Kumar (left), a pediatric endocrinologist, with patient Blake Atkins. The California teenager, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, uses Apple's HealthKit to monitor his blood sugar levels and share the information with his mother and doctor.

Here's How An iPhone Helps One Teen (And His Mom) Manage Diabetes

These are the early days of innovation that allows diabetes patients to conveniently and securely gather and share data via a smartphone. One California teenager is an early user of Apple's HealthKit.

Gary Linfoot was paralyzed by a helicopter crash in Iraq. He's one of the few veterans still using an iBOT, which allows him to rise up to eye level using Segway-style balancing technology. The wheelchair was discontinued in 2009, but may soon be reissued.

A Reboot For Wheelchair That Can Stand Up And Climb Stairs

Toyota announced this year that it's backing the return of the iBOT, which went out of production in 2009. Inventor Dean Kamen says a reboot would include improvements using the latest technology.

Washington, D.C. - October 16: (L-R) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) walk past the Capitol Building after praying with a group of religious leaders and also appearing on national television on the morning of October 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 16th day of the government shutdown and the last day to find a solution before the government could potentially begin defaulting on debts.

MAKERS: Season Two: Women In Politics

Airs Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

MEXICO — ONE PLATE AT A TIME WITH RICK BAYLESS: Season 11

Airs Saturdays, Sept. 24-Nov. 19, Dec. 17 &31, 2016 & Jan. 7 & 14, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Indian tuberculosis patient Sonu Verma, 25, poses with his chest x-ray in Sonipat. The number of TB cases in India has been vastly underestimated, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

Why Is The News About TB So Bad?

A report from the World Health Organization shows that it's not a disease of the past — it's a disease of the present and likely to be a continuing problem in the future.

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