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San Diego company’s new ‘sweetness enhancer’ draws scientists’ scrutiny
A San Diego company’s new artificial ingredient promises to help reduce how much sugar Americans consume. But some scientists say we don’t know enough about its safety. Read More »
Health experts debate masks’ value in flu prevention
Health care workers in San Diego County are required to wear surgical masks if they receive the flu vaccine, but some question their effectiveness Read More »
Flu triggers ‘vaccinate or mask’ rules at hospitals
Health care workers in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and ambulances are required to be vaccinated against the flu or wear a surgical mask. Read More »
Efforts to identify San Diegan John Doe on life support may pay off
An unlikely alliance of elected officials, border enforcement, the Mexican Consulate and others have banded together to find the true identity of a John Doe on life support. Read More »
California cities create their own rules for medical marijuana
By Brittan Jenkins, Martin do Nascimento and Tom Blanton California voters legalized medical marijuana nearly two decades ago, but absent statewide regulation, it has spawned a vast network of illegal dispensaries, easy access to marijuana, crime and wide disparities over how businesses are monitored – if they are at all. In some parts of California, law enforcement officials have aggressively ... Read More »
Medical marijuana laws run the gamut across the nation
As individual states legalize medical marijuana without federal guidance, they are left to make their own rules. That's left patients with patients with different, even contradictory, laws depending on where they live. Read More »
Hospitals, medical groups start to worry about skills of older doctors
The percentage of doctors who continue practicing beyond the usual retirement age has quadrupled since the mid 1970s. Now, hospital panels and medical groups are asking if patients would be safer if physicians are screened for physical and mental competencies after they reach a certain age. Read More »
Hiding in plain sight: Autism research unmasks gender disparities
Cheyenne walks into the room, beams from ear to ear and turns to embrace the girl closest to her. She laughs and chats for a moment before moving on to greet another friend in the group of about 40 adolescent girls. She looks like any other friendly, happy child, but then, there is the subtle tapping of her hand, averted ... Read More »
More families hope man on life support for 15 years is their lost loved one
He smiles back at a reporter as she smiles and mouths the word “hello.” It’s an expression that belies both his official mental status — he’s believed to be non-responsive — and his circumstance. Read More »