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Abortion rights advocates hold signs that read "Abortion is Essential" as they demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability.

California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned

State lawmakers may help pay for people from other states to come to California for abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

The San Diego County Administration Building is shown on Jan. 12, 2021.

County Mobile Crisis Teams to be expanded Wednesday; Supervisors OK report

San Diego County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a report on the countywide Mobile Crisis Response Team initiative that will be expanded Wednesday as an alternative to treat those with mental health or substance abuse issues.

People line up outside a free COVID-19 vaccination site that opened Friday in Washington, D.C. The local health department is stepping up vaccination and booster shots as more cases of the omicron variant are being identified in the U.S.

Omicron boosters are in the works, but will they be needed?

Omicron has many more mutations than previous variants of concern, a fact that raises questions about how effective existing vaccines will be against the new form of the coronavirus.

Members of the Black Equity Coalition, a grassroots team of researchers and advocates, meet regularly to discuss how they can use data to uncover life-threatening disparities between white and Black Pittsburgh. (Top left to right) Kellie Ware, Karen Abrams, Tiffany Gary-Webb, Mark Lewis and Fred Brown.

Data analysts proved what Black Pittsburgh knew about COVID's racial disparities

Community leaders saw early in the pandemic that the city's residents of color were being hit hard by COVID-19. They worked with data analysts to show just how hard, where and why.

Afghanistan is struggling without aid, but unfreezing funds to the country is tricky

Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis. It had been relying on foreign aid, much of which has been cut since the Taliban took over in August. There are now shortages of money, food and health care.

NASA introduced its new astronaut candidate class on Monday — the first such group in four years.

NASA names 2021 astronaut candidates as it plans for moon missions

The group of would-be astronauts includes four women and reflects a broad stretch of America, from Alaska to Puerto Rico.

UC San Diego Health workers prepare COVID-19 vaccine shots in the mobile vaccine van at Morse High School Monday, San Diego, December 6, 2021

Federal court lifts injunction against SDUSD vaccine mandate

The San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students has been upheld by a federal appeals court.

Demonstrators rally against laws the limit access to abortion at the Texas State Capitol on October 2, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The Women's March and other groups organized marches across the country to protest a new abortion law in Texas.

Prescribing abortion pills online or mailing them in Texas can now land you in jail

As the Supreme Court considers a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, Texas enacted a new law imposing criminal penalties for those who prescribe medication abortions via telehealth or the mail.

The outside of the San Diego VA Medical Center is shown on Nov. 2, 2018.

Under fire from senators after inewsource investigation, VA promises better care for veterans

On Wednesday, lawmakers grilled the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and asked him to explain questions raised in inewsource’s recent investigation about whether the VA is restricting veterans’ access to health care.

Naloxone hydrochloride, also known as Narcan, is an overdose antidote that many states have made available to first-responders.

San Diego County looks for solutions as fentanyl deaths continue to rise

San Diego County data shows fentanyl overdoses in 2020 are more than four times higher than in 2018, and numbers for 2021 so far show the trend continuing.

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