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Study concludes depleted uranium doesn’t cause Gulf War illness February 18 A U.S. Humvee and Saudi tank pass under a highway sign directing them to Kuwait City during Desert Storm Allied forces offensive in 1991. A recent study found that depleted uranium from armor and rounds did not cause the Gulf War Illness so many veterans of that operation have suffered. (Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images) In the decades since Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, veterans and researchers have strained to find a cause of the myriad symptoms known as Gulf War illness, with a strong suspicion...

Debris from depleted uranium munitions used in the Gulf War has long been blamed for contributing to the illness of hundreds of thousands of veterans, but

San Dieguito starts process for state approval to reopen Torrey Pines and La Costa Canyon’s cross country squads raced at La Costa Valley fields in the first intradistrict high school cross country competition of the year on Feb. 15. (Courtesy SDUHSD) Print On a week when high school cross country runners felt the joy and hope of a return to competition, the San Dieguito Union High School District found a new route toward getting students back to school. In addition to working toward an expanded reopening when San Diego County moves into the red tier, on Feb. 10 the California Depar...

WVPB The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccine in Rand, WV, just 8 miles Southeast of Charleston in February. As more people in West Virginia get their shot, the state is diversifying how it gets COVID-19 vaccines out to people. With a goal to get shots in everyone’s arm, the state and local health departments are figuring out how to reach everyone, no matter their location or demographics. One way to reach certain folks is through smaller clinics outside of city centers. And these small community clinics are relying on small community outreach. If you live in Kanaw...

San Dieguito district forms senior events committee The class of 2020 had drive-through graduation ceremonies. (Courtesy) Print The class of 2021 has spent over half of their senior year away from school, missing out on all of the traditional and memorable experiences that come with the last year of high school. With the uncertainty of the pandemic over the next few months, many senior activities like prom, grad nights, trips, picnics and graduations are listed as TBD (to be determined). At the Feb. 1 San Dieguito Union High School District special meeting, SDUHSD President Mo Muir es...