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File photo of graffiti on top of Mike's Market in Mountain View, Oct. 31, 2022.

County tentatively approve graffiti removal proposal

Supervisors tentatively approved an ordinance amendment that would employ a county contractor to remove graffiti from private property without any cost to the owner.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove works against an Atlanta Braves batter during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 14, 2022, in San Diego.

Joe Musgrove finalizes 5-year $100 million deal with Padres

Musgrove grew up in El Cajon and threw the first no-hitter in Padres history — in just his second start with San Diego.

The U.S. surgeon general warns that e-cigarette smoking has the potential to cause young people lasting harm.

Lung cancer screening rates are low, doctors want to see more at-risk San Diegans

A new report from the American Lung Association finds just 1% of eligible Californians have gotten screenings.

This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. (Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP)

The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York

The patient, who has developed paralysis but is no longer contagious according to the AP, may have contracted the virus overseas. The CDC says no cases of polio have originated in the U.S. since 1979.

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Q&A: Meet San Diego County's first chief geriatric officer

Dr. Lindsey Yourman plans to better serve the growing aging population in the San Diego region.

Experimental therapies for cancer can be tempting when you're sick, but many fail to offer any benefit.

Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and when not to

It can be easy to get your hopes up about exciting new research or alternative approaches to cancer treatment. Here's an insider's guide for figuring out which ones are worth your time.

Why The Racial Wealth Gap Is So Hard To Close

A new study shows the simple math of why — absent radical measures — America's racial wealth gap won't be closing anytime soon.

Dr. Janet Woodcock, testifying here before Congress in July, has been serving as acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since Jan. 20. Many public health leaders say letting the agency go so long without a permanent director has demoralized the staff and sends the wrong message about the agency's importance.

The FDA Has Been Without A Permanent Leader For 8 Months, As COVID Cases Climb

Dr. Janet Woodcock, an administrative veteran of the Food and Drug Administration since the 1980s, has been acting director of the agency since January. Why is the permanent job so hard to fill?

In this May 18, 2021, file photo, homes sit on a hill behind pumpjacks operating at the Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles.

California won't immediately change pollution credit program

Newsom administration officials say they are in no rush to make changes to one of California's key climate change programs despite concerns it won't be able to meet its emissions reduction goals.

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