Matt Hoffman
Health ReporterMatt Hoffman is KPBS' health reporter, covering a variety of health related stories in San Diego. He graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in communication. While attending SDSU, Matt was general manager of KCR College Radio. In 2016, while Matt was serving as GM, the station was named Best College Station in the Nation by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). In 2017, he received the IBS Golden Microphone for Best Station Manager as well as awards for his hockey and baseball commentaries in 2014, 2015, and 2017. Matt is no stranger to KPBS; before reporting he worked as a part-time assistant in the newsroom while attending San Diego State. He also currently works at NBC San Diego as a writer and editor for their weekend morning shows. Prior to joining KPBS as a reporter, Matt spent time interning at NBC San Diego, Fox Sports San Diego, The Mighty 1090, 97 Rock, and 1270 TheFan.
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San Diego is starting to come off the current surge in COVID-19 cases, according to wastewater data from across the region. -
Some San Diego pharmacies have prescription antiviral pills and IV treatments are also being offered by certain health providers. -
Healthcare proposals in Sacramento would greatly expand if not completely change California's health care system, local blood banks sound the alarm on critically low supply levels, and the city of Chula Vista investigates if the word "gringo" is discriminatory. -
Advocates argue without the paid leave people who have the virus may be going back to work too early. -
San Diego County leaders and physicians say inaccurate claims on vaccines and COVID-19 in children are especially dangerous as case counts reach record levels. -
Some are reporting waiting up to 13 days for COVID test results. The transit testing site operator is apologizing and promising to fix turnaround times.
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Emergency crews and authorities are cleaning up the wreckage and damage Tuesday caused by a small plane crash in Santee. -
State health experts say relatively high vaccination rates in California ahead of the arrival of the delta variant made a difference. They say additional measures, such as masking, also helped stem the surge. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the Health and Human Services Agency's Behavioral Health Services division will seek to develop a better way to provide behavioral and physical health services in the county's seven detention facilities.
