Susan Murphy
Health ReporterSusan Murphy is a former health reporter for KPBS, providing in-depth coverage of a variety of issues that impact San Diego County and the Imperial Valley — from infectious diseases and mental health to health care policy and medical breakthroughs. Susan started working in the KPBS Newsroom in 2003. She graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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Camp Pendleton Marines are part of NATO's biggest offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001. Los Angeles Times reporter Tony Perry, embedded with the local Marines in southern Afghanistan, says strict new rules of engagement are forcing them to hold their fire.
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A series of five mass H1N1 vaccination events will take place in San Diego County beginning this Friday, according to San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). The vaccinations are available to everyone regardless of age. The first clinic is scheduled for this Friday at Qualcomm Stadium.
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You see the big red bins for food donations all over San Diego this time of year. But what happens to the cans and boxes of food after they’re donated? KPBS reporter Susan Murphy followed some donated items from red bin to final destination. -
A 4-month-old baby girl with no underlying medical conditions is the latest swine flu death in San Diego County, according to health officials. In all, 33 residents and four non-residents have died of swine flu since the outbreak began last April, and 617 have been hospitalized.
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San Diego County has run out of its supply of swine flu vaccine, according to county health officials. -
San Diego received an unexpected shipment of 78,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine last night, according to the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). About 10,000 of those doses are being distributed directly to the County’s Public Health Centers.
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