A Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas anesthesiologist is on probation after admitting to stealing and using narcotics while working in the labor and delivery unit.
Flu symptoms detected in local ERs jumped from 7 percent to 9 percent last week with positive tests also continuing to rise though not quite as quickly.
Thus far, the volume does not compare to the 2017-2018 season when flu symptoms in ERs nearly reached 17 percent, but it's only just November. The big question is, will we peak before the new year, and have a normal-length season, or will this plateau through the winter?