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Here are a couple of items of climate news from the last few days you might not want to miss. One is a call by two climate scientists. They want us to spend a little more time contemplating what life on Earth could be like by mid-century: the 5 percent possibility that global warming will be catastrophic by 2050. Imagine ... Read More »
Currently a freshman at UCSD, Felipe Morfin Martinez talks about how his years at Gompers left him feeling unprepared for college and a career. Read More »
Gompers teachers say grades are inflated and the school's director shames educators who assign failing grades by telling them they are “murdering” kids. Read More »
Four hours a day. Three days a week. Every single week of the year. That’s how long Steve Brown of Ocean Beach spends in a UCSD Medical Center basement with a plastic tube tethering him to a machine. He’s been doing this without exception for the last nine years. No days off. No time out. “I asked one of the ... Read More »
Regions with too many hospital beds may experience competitive pressures driving health care systems out of business and increase inappropriate care. Read More »
Most experts agree that for specific procedures such as lung, pancreas, esophageal or rectal cancer surgeries, higher volume hospitals have better outcomes and lower mortality. Read More »
San Diego County hospitals overall have a higher rate of riskier C-sections than all other urban counties in the state. Read More »
The report by the Leapfrog Group, which represents employers who buy health coverage, provides information consumers can use about two types of potentially deadly infections. The data is more specific than what Medicare offers. Read More »
New federal data show how wait times at San Diego County emergency room compare with nationally, statewide and with each other. Read More »
NCTD commissioned a study without seeking competitive bids, then changed paperwork and attempted to backdate a new contract after inewsource requested the documentation. Read More »