San Diego County’s MMR coverage is about 94%, leaving dozens of schools below the 95% herd‑immunity threshold. Local pockets remain vulnerable.

A Holland America cruise that left Fort Lauderdale in late December returned after a norovirus outbreak that sickened 94 people. Officials say the ship was sanitized and is being monitored.

A UC San Diego‑led paper finds pharmacists and female pharmacy technicians face elevated suicide risk, with researchers pointing to workplace stress and gaps in care.

San Diego Blood Bank has agreed to merge with Vitalant; the deal will make the local nonprofit a Vitalant subsidiary this summer while CEO Doug Morton remains during the transition.

The San Diego Blood Bank is celebrating National Blood Donor Month by urging donations during a winter shortfall, offering a special T-shirt as an incentive.

San Diego's public‑health lab found H3N2 subclade K in four local samples as flu activity rises. Officials say vaccination and early treatment remain the best defense.

The Sycuan Band has opened a new Dehesa health center that consolidates medical, dental, behavioral‑health and pharmacy services for tribal members and East County residents.

San Diego is experiencing a rise in hepatitis B cases and a decline in newborn vaccinations, prompting health officials to reaffirm the importance of the early HBV vaccine, which has significantly reduced infections since 1991.

A $10 million lead gift from Price Philanthropies kickstarts UC San Diego’s East Campus Behavioral Health Hub, aimed at adding beds, outpatient care and a training pipeline.

Lucky Foods cinnamon powder has been recalled after tests found elevated lead. Small 40g brown‑label pouches sold in California and 13 other states are affected.

A stingray puncture at Black's Beach led to necrotizing fasciitis for 62‑year‑old Richard Woulfe; surgeons saved his foot and he returned to the beach as rehab begins.

San Diego officials issued a second reminder to dispose of ByHeart Infant Formula due to a national botulism outbreak, with no cases in the county yet.

Oceanside opens a new Psychiatric Health Facility, the first County-funded inpatient service in North County. It features 16 beds and expects to serve 350-500 patients annually, emphasizing comprehensive short-term care.