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A KPBS investigation has found that nearly two out of three people diagnosed with whooping cough in San Diego County this year were fully immunized. California is in the midst of the worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years. The numbers raise questions about how well the vaccine works.

Local experts discuss the latest news coming out of the Middle East and North Africa.

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a California police sergeant's employers did not violate his right to privacy when they reviewed transcripts of text messages sent from his government-owned pager. The decision marks the high court's first word on the boundaries of electronic monitoring in the workplace.

Clairvoyant computers may be nearer to reality than you'd think. In a new study, a computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to detect participants' thoughts — or at least their memories of a short film they were thinking about.

San Diego is home to some of the most famous “UFO religions,” Heaven’s Gate in Rancho Santa Fe and the Unarius Academy of Science in El Cajon. Although many dismiss these groups as crazy cults, a l

What lessons can be learned from the County Medical Examiner's Annual Report? We speak to the Deputy Medical Examiner about the most common causes of death in San Diego County.

It turns out there's lots of water on the moon - at least near the lunar south pole. The discovery announced Friday comes from an analysis of data from a spacecraft NASA intentionally crashed into the moon last month.

Turkey plays a key role in U.S. efforts on two major foreign policy issues: Iran and Mideast peace. But strains are showing in the Turkish-U.S. relationship after Israel's raid last week on a Turkish vessel carrying activists to Gaza ended with nine onboard killed.

African-Americans are less likely to receive life-saving treatments using bone marrow than whites. Low numbers of donors and rare genes make finding a bone marrow match less likely for black people than for white people.

As Barack Obama takes office he is expected to remove restrictions on the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research made by President George W. Bush. KPBS Health Reporter Tom Fudge has more.