Two San Diego Researchers Land On Time’s List Of 50 Most Influential Figures In Health Care
Steffanie Strathdee, an epidemiologist at UC San Diego, has been working with phage therapy, which uses viruses to battle bacteria. And Juan Carlos Belmonte is trying to address the shortage of organs for transplants. Time Magazine said said its list is meant to highlight innovation in a health care system that “has been plagued for decades by major problems."
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Time Names 2 San Diego Scientists Among The 50 Most Influential Figures In Health Care
A UC San Diego scientist who revived interest in using viruses to fight infection and a Salk Institute researcher who is pushing to grow human organs for transplantation have been named among the 50 most influential figures in health care by Time.The magazine placed Steffanie Strathdee and Juan Carlos Belmonte on a list that also includes Bill and Melinda Gates, Nobel laureates James Allison and Tasuku Honjo, and Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of the direct-to-consumer genetics company 23andMe. The magazine, which issued its Health Care 50 list for the first time on Thursday, said it wants to highlight innovation in a health care system that “has been plagued for decades by major problems, from lack of access to uncontrolled costs to worrying rates of medical errors.” (Robbins, 10/18)
In other news from across the state —
Sacramento Bee:
Magazine Names Two Sutter Hospitals Among Best Workplaces
For the 10th year in a row, Modern Healthcare magazine named Sutter Davis Hospital as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the United States. That is one of three honors that Sutter received in a special October issue of the magazine. (Anderson, 10/19)
Los Angeles Times:
Huntington Beach And D.A. Sue 5 Locations Accused Of Operating Illegal Sober-Living Homes
The city of Huntington Beach and the Orange County district attorney’s office have taken legal action against what they believe are five illegal in-home businesses in Huntington, marking the first in a planned series of lawsuits. City Attorney Michael Gates and District Attorney Tony Rackauckas are asking an Orange County Superior Court judge to grant an injunction against the five locations and require them to surrender any ill-gotten gains. (Vega, 10/18)