East County Magazine
Health and Fitness News
Diet tea recalled for containing sugar, posing danger to diabetics
October 7, 2025 (Washington D.C.) – Over 2,854 cases of Lipton Green Tea Citrus made by PepsiCo have been recalled because they actually contain mislabeled bottles of Lipton Green Tea Mixed Berry. The berry flavor is supposed to contain zero sugar, but these drink bottles labeled “Diet” in the mixed berry flavor contain 25 grams of sugar, which can be dangerous to diabetic people.
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Health and Science Highlights
What the shutdown means for Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs(link is external) (NBC)
American Health Insurance Providers issues statement on vaccines(link is external) (AHIP)
How Trump Boosted Bizarre ‘Medbed’ Conspiracy Theory With Deleted Post(link is external) (Forbes)
Scientists create human eggs in the lab, using skin cells(link is external) (NPR)
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Building Hopes in the Golden State: How the New Federal Program Can Tackle Homelessness Among California Veterans
Unfortunately, far too many of them continue to deal now with the profound challenge of homelessness or living without stable homes.
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Trump’s claims on autism disputed by medical experts and autism patient advocates
This action comes after President Donald Trump claimed that Tylenol taken during pregnancy can cause autism, despite the fact that numerous studies have found Tylenol safe to take during pregnancy to reduce pain and fever—conditions that left untreated can damage an unborn child.
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Dental to mental, affordable health insurance coverage is available with Covered California
But Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act Marketplace, offers a less stressful way to shop for and compare plans, and works with all the major health insurance companies to negotiate the lowest possible prices for coverage,
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California releasess its own vaccine recommendations as RFK shifts federal policy
Photo: Amaya Palestino, 6, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at one of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center mobile health clinics in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters
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HEALTH RESOURCES
For emergencies, call 911
Hospitals in East County/San Diego inland
Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa)
UC San Diego Health, East Campus (SDSU College area)
(Formerly Alvarado Hospital)
Kaiser Permanente (Mission Gorge/Grantville)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Mental health and crisis help
National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Call 988
San Diego County Access and Crisis Hotline 1-888-724-7240
It’s Up to Us: County’s mental healthcare site https://up2sd.org/topics/mental-health
County’s mental health and addiction recovery site
Native American healthcare
Southern Indian Health Council (5 East County sites)
Health information
California Dept. of Public Health
San Diego County Public Health Clinics
San Diego County Public Health Services
County’s Aging and Independent Services
Grossmont Healthcare District’s Health and Wellness Library
Covered California (Affordable Care Act health insurance)
Food and drug recalls and safety alerts: U.S. FDA
American Academy of Pediatrics