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San Diego County is still struggling to test large numbers of people for the COVID-19 virus. -
KPBS Midday EditionBeing a nurse is a stressful job in the best of times. But the profession of nursing is even more difficult in the age of coronavirus. A local nurse talks about how they're coping and how the general public can help. -
Now that San Diego County has confirmed community spread of coronavirus, medical centers are preparing for more potential patients. -
UC San Diego Health is the second hospital system in the country to be officially piloting a drone program under a Federal Aviation Administration program. -
Testing for the coronavirus is now happening here in San Diego. Before samples needed to be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. -
With national health officials saying the coronavirus will likely spread in the United States over the next year, local school districts are preparing with help from the San Diego County Office of Education. -
KPBS Midday EditionOne lawsuit alleges a patient woke up during surgery after a former anesthesiologist stole sedatives intended for the patient and overdosed in a hospital bathroom. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe UC San Diego study found female nurses are 1.4 times more likely to take their own lives than the general population. Researchers point to the need for more suicide prevention programs. -
KPBS Midday EditionState officials in California say more than 1.5 million people have purchased health insurance through a taxpayer-funded marketplace. That's a 1.6% increase over last year's enrollment. -
The first and the second confirmed COVID-19 cases arrived at Miramar on separate flights and were housed in different facilities.
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