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The San Diego County Administration building is shown in this image from Nov. 8, 2015.

Fletcher, Gaspar Urge County To Fulfill Records Requests In Timely Fashion During Pandemic

San Diego County has said it is indefinitely delaying responses to some request for public records related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug made by Gilead Sciences, has been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in treating severely ill COVID-19 patients.

Putting A Price On COVID-19 Treatment Remdesivir

Gilead Sciences has committed to donating the initial supply of the experimental antiviral drug. But executives said the company will need to make expanded production of the treatment sustainable.

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day speaks at a meeting with President Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force on March 2.

Gilead Lobbying Rose As Interest In COVID-19 Treatment Climbed

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences' lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter.

Assemblyman Todd Gloria, D-San Diego, speaks at a news conference regarding a bill he co-authored in response to the region's hepatitis A outbreak that began in 2017, Jan. 25, 2019.

Bill Authored In Response To Hepatitis A Audit Passes Assembly Unanimously

The Assembly voted 63-0 Thursday in favor of a bill authored by two San Diego County legislators designed to make local governments more proactive during outbreaks of communicable diseases.

Residents of the community of Tujunga, Calif., flee a fire near Burbank on Sept. 2. Even people much farther from the flames are feeling health effects from acrid smoke.

Is All That Wildfire Smoke Damaging My Lungs?

Forest fires have brought a smoky haze to the West, along with stinging eyes, sore throats and headaches to people far from flames. Unseen particles of ash also make it hard for some to breathe.

A man wearing a protective mask in Dubai on March 23.

The New Coronavirus Appears To Take A Greater Toll On Men Than On Women

Not only are a higher percentage of patients men than women, but they seem to suffer more severe symptoms. And they may be less likely to go in for testing.

A Roma family rides a horse-drawn cart carrying scrap metal out of Romania's Pata-Rât city dump.

'Where Is This Going To Lead?': Roma People In Europe Face Coronavirus Disaster

Many in Europe's largest ethnic minority group live in poor, marginalized communities where conditions could lead to a swift outbreak, say researchers and activists.

Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, helps many people addicted to opioids wean themselves from an escalating drug habit. But counseling and social support are key to successful treatment, too, experts say.

Opioid Addiction Is 'A Disease Of Isolation,' So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk

People in recovery from opioid or alcohol addiction are weathering a new storm of depression, anxiety and isolation these days, as 12-step programs move online and detox centers close their doors.

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, co-chairman of the county’s COVID-19 subcommittee, speaks at a news conference on the coronavirus, March 19, 2020. To his right is Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox.

As COVID-19 Pandemic Takes Hold, Governments And Schools Face Budget Challenges

The coronavirus outbreak is creating big-budget unknowns for cities, the county and schools. The future of billion-dollar budgets is unclear as local governments, schools respond to the virus.

A bucket of wrapped sterile syringes sits on a table inside the Family Health Centers of San Diego's mobile needle exchange service, march 6, 2020.

County Moves Forward With Developing Plan For Needle Exchange Program

A subcommittee, along with other county staff, will work on a proposal and present it to the board for formal approval within the next three to four months.

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