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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San Diego Iraqis cast their overseas ballot in the first parliamentary election since the withdrawal of U.S. troops. -
A strong ridge of high pressure is building over San Diego County and expected to bring near-triple digit temperatures by mid-week, along with gusty winds and low humidity. -
A proposal to allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees where a local workforce need can be documented was approved Thursday in the California Senate Education Committee in an 8-0 bipartisan vote. -
Dozens of people showed up at San Diego City Hall on Thursday morning with piles of paperwork and high hopes of opening a medical marijuana dispensary. -
A new study reveals 451,710 people in San Diego County are impacted by hunger, 22 percent are children. -
San Diego is facing a critical nursing shortage. One issue is more hospitals are requiring nurses to have a bachelor’s degree, but universities lack the capacity to provide them. California legislation is taking aim at community colleges to help meet the demand.
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