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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KPBS Midday Edition“Right now these patients are treatable, but we want to make sure no one else gets that infection,” said Eric McDonald, M.D., medical director of epidemiology for the county of San Diego. -
Five years before the FDA approved a novel antidepressant nasal spray called Esketamine, doctors in San Diego were testing it on patients as part of the drug’s clinical trials. -
San Diego County's cool winter temperatures have kept mosquitoes at bay, but as the weather warms up, mosquito growth will accelerate, said Chris Conlan, supervising vector ecologist for the county’s Vector Control Program. -
KPBS Midday EditionBefore Lincoln Matthews, 7, underwent his most recent complicated heart surgery, his doctor held a 3D-printed replica of the small boy’s heart in his hands to practice the procedure. -
KPBS Midday Edition“As more H3N2 is seen, that means it’s more likely that we’ll see older people in our community getting affected by the flu. We can expect more outbreaks," said Eric McDonald, M.D., medical director of epidemiology for the county of San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionInside a biomedical lab in San Diego, robots are working around the clock to discover medicines to potentially treat diseases like cancer and brain disorders.
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