Flu Spreads Easily at Holiday Parties and Family Events
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- Written by José A. Álvarez José A. Álvarez
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 08 December 2018 08 December 2018
San Diego, California - If you’re planning on attending a work gathering or holiday event, the County Health and Human Services Agency wants to make sure the only thing you give is gifts and not the flu.
San Diego County Opens New Live Well Center in Oceanside
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- Written by Tom Christensen Tom Christensen
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- Published: 08 December 2018 08 December 2018
Oceanside, California - The County of San Diego opened the new North Coastal Live Well Health Center in Oceanside on Tuesday, offering behavioral health treatment and recovery services and resources for military and veterans.
Season’s Second Flu Death Reported in San Diego
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- Written by José A. Álvarez José A. Álvarez
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 22 November 2018 22 November 2018
San Diego, California - A 70-year-old woman is the second person to die from the flu in the region this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Local Flu Cases Behind Last Year’s Pace
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- Written by José A. Álvarez José A. Álvarez
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- Published: 17 November 2018 17 November 2018
San Diego, California - Even though fewer flu cases are being reported this season compared to last, the County Health and Human Services Agency is reminding San Diegans to get vaccinated to avoid getting sick.
FDA’s updates to Medical Device Safety Action Plan to enhance post-market safety
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Jeff Shuren, M.D., Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Jeff Shuren, M.D., Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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- Published: 21 November 2018 21 November 2018
Washington, DC - In April of this year, the FDA released its Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public Health, which described recent actions we’ve taken to enhance device safety and outlined our vision for how the agency can build on these initiatives to further assure the safety and effectiveness of medical devices. We continue to modernize our approach to device safety. After carefully considering public feedback, we’ll be announcing in a series of updates several important new actions that will help the FDA continue to enhance our nationwide post-market surveillance system; address new safety concerns that emerge once a device is on the market; and encourage innovations that lead to safer medical devices.
Potential Tuberculosis Exposure at Lucky Lady Casino
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- Written by José A. Álvarez José A. Álvarez
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 12 November 2018 12 November 2018
San Diego, California - People who were at the Lucky Lady Casino on weekends between Feb. 23, 2018 and Sept. 30 may have been exposed to tuberculosis, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced.