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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Health

Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report

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Congress looks to ease restrictions on veterans' use of non-VA clinics and hospitals

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$80 million federal grant bolsters research at UCSD

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Work requirements and red tape ahead for millions on Medicaid

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Researchers say immigration raids taking emotional toll on children

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Her mom died of breast cancer. She made a tool to help detect it.

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Once a death sentence, this heart condition is finally treatable

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Why you should buy your berries in the freezer aisle

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Why we procrastinate on joy — and how to stop

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Ousted FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is returning to the agency

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Teen is San Diego County's first measles case of 2025

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Deep staff cuts at a little-known federal agency pose trouble for droves of local health programs

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Boar's Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist

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AI searches gave scarily specific self-harm advice to users expressing suicidal intent, researchers find

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Chronically ill? In Kennedy's view, it might be your own fault

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RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

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Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

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Historically redlined communities have slower EMS response times

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What to know about mRNA vaccines

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Tribal groups assert sovereignty as feds crack down on gender-affirming care

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New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

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Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children

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2 dead, 58 sick amid legionnaire's disease outbreak in New York City

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A brain-dead pregnant woman was kept alive in Georgia. It's unclear if state law required it

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The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US military veterans

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All the News That's Fit: Tackling prediabetes, testing high-speed pills and busting brain myths

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Do you need to drink electrolytes?

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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback

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More Americans are family caregivers; states struggle to help them, report finds

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The risks of drinking increase in older age, even if you're not having more

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How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires

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Subtle touches elevate newly opened McGrath Outpatient Pavilion

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Palomar delays nurse incentive payments citing ongoing financial difficulties

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County officials warn of potential TB exposure at South County high school

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States pass privacy laws to protect brain data collected by devices

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States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth

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Researchers forecast what Trump's bill will mean for patients: Debt and delayed care

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US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record

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Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech's help

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FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months

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What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake

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US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry

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UC San Diego Health again tops U.S. News top hospitals list

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Genomics and glucose: New study could help doctors tailor treatment for diabetes, prediabetes

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All the News That's Fit: Bladder breakthrough, the brainy thumb and iron lungs

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So your doctor is a D.O. Does that matter?

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Just 30 minutes a day of 'Japanese walking' may help you get in shape

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Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

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Following Venus Williams' comment on health insurance, here's what to know about athlete coverage

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The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows

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Palomar Health and UC San Diego Health sign letter of intent

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FDA panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is alarming experts

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What to know about soda sweeteners as sugar returns to American Coke

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US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses

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Upended by meth, some communities are paying users to quit

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What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom.

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All the News That's Fit: Moms are not OK, fluoride battles and cell counts

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Hate exercising? Factoring in your personality type could help.

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Workers to stage one-day strike at UCSD Health Tuesday

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How to clean keyboard grunge, earwax in earphones and screen smudges

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FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program

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These 3 things may affect your health care coverage

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Legendary EMT and ambulance dispatcher retires after 58 years

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Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight

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Vested interests. Influence muscle. At RFK Jr.'s HHS, it's not pharma. It's wellness

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A million veterans gave DNA to aid health research. Scientists worry the data will be wasted

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Palomar Health, UC San Diego Health considering collaboration

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Here's what to know about chronic venous insufficiency

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Juul gets FDA's OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes

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Congress targeted Planned Parenthood for defunding, but also caught a Maine health care provider

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RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

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San Diego steering more opioid settlement money toward helping overdose patients

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Lung cancer screening on wheels

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Regular screenings advised for just these four cancer types

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All the News That's Fit: Vapes' hidden sweetness, insurance losses and manga flu

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Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts

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UN says if US funding for HIV programs is not replaced, millions more will die by 2029

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Patient sues Kaiser alleging infection linked to 2023 sterilization issue

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The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests

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The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

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New deal announced to maintain Blue Shield patients' access to UC health

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Another survey spotlights how sewage crisis has affected region's quality of life

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A cutting-edge cancer therapy offers hope for lupus patients

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Finding viable sperm in infertile men can take days. AI did it in hours.

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All the News That's Fit: Microplastics peril, vaccination views and surgical history

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People with COPD had more carbon in their lungs than smokers in study

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Are weighted vests worth the hype?

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'MAHA Report' calls for fighting chronic disease, but Trump and Kennedy have yanked funding

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Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy changes

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Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn't guaranteed

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American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds

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Scripps Research clinical trial fights cancer with novel on-off switch

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UCSD Health, Blue Shield extend contract as negotiations continue

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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

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Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023

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Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law

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