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Possible tuberculosis exposure reported at La Jolla church, county says
County health officials warned members of and visitors to a La Jolla church that they may have been exposed to tuberculosis.
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San Diego County's 1st West Nile Virus case this year confirmed in traveler, 71
San Diego County Thursday confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus in a human this year, in a 71-year-old man who became infected while traveling.
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County warns of possible tuberculosis exposure at La Jolla nursing home
County heath officials warned that current or former residents, employees, and visitors of a La Jolla nursing home may have been exposed to tuberculosis.
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Brett Favre's Parkinson's diagnosis reignites questions about football's link to brain disease
Research suggests that concussions from football can raise the risk of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Black women are more likely than white women to die of all types of breast cancer
Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found.
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Syphilis is at its highest levels since the 1950s. Here's how experts are trying to fix that.
Doctors and public health workers across the U.S. are racing to develop innovative and unconventional strategies to test and treat people for the infection.
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San Diego County tracks TB exposure at UCSD, Chula Vista High, East Mesa Facility
San Diego County’s Tuberculosis Control Program is tracking three unrelated cases of tuberculosis at UC San Diego, the Sweetwater Union High School District and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
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Their loved ones died after receiving pig organ transplants. The families have no regrets.
Four people have received hearts or kidneys from pigs. Some of their relatives recount a roller coaster of hope and uncertainty.
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Some types of HPV may affect men's fertility, new study suggests
Scientists have long considered that the world’s most common sexually transmitted infection, human papillomavirus, or HPV, may be a driver of infertility.
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What is mpox?
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a virus first discovered in 1958 that causes fever, headache, muscle aches and exhaustion and eventually painful, fluid-filled blisters, or “pox,” over the body.
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15-year-old Virginia scientist created a soap that could treat skin cancer, named Time's 2024 Kid of the Year
Bekele, from Fairfax, Virginia, is being recognized for developing an affordable bar of soap that could make delivering medications for skin cancers, including melanoma, more accessible.
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What you need to know about ketamine
Ketamine is a prescription medication which is also abused recreationally under the street names Special K, Super K and Vitamin K. Here’s what you need to know.
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San Diego doctor explains why COVID vaccines may be difficult to find right now
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in San Diego County. With all the different variants and vaccines, it can be a little tough to figure out what you should do. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer has a look at what you need to know.
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San Diego County seeing uptick in COVID-19 cases, doctors say
COVID-19 is making the rounds again, according to the most recent San Diego County Health Department data.
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County warns Mount Miguel High School community of possible TB exposure
The county’s Tuberculosis Control Program is working with Grossmont Union High School District to notify students, staff and volunteers potentially exposed to tuberculosis during the second semester of the 2023-24 school year at Mount Miguel High School.
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FDA approves new blood test to screen for colon cancer
A blood test to screen for colon cancer was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Monday. It’s from Guardant Health and it’s called Shield.
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Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
A prominent doctors’ group worries that a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding known as tongue-tie is being overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery.
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Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here's what to know
New research suggests certain blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately.
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What is measles?
Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death.
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New Scripps Research study examines link between sleep and dementia in women
Alzheimer’s disease — the most common form of dementia — affects twice as many women as men. Now, there’s a new study to try to figure out whether how much sleep women get could be partly to blame.