Campground For Homeless Opens In San Diego, As City Is In Grips Of Hep A Outbreak
A lack of shelter space has been blamed in part for the crisis.
KPBS:
San Diego Launches Campground For The Homeless
The city of San Diego on Monday opened a camping area for people who are homeless, with 24-hour security, bathrooms and storage. The 136-space facility was set up in the parking lot of the city operations yard in Golden Hill, just south of the Balboa Park Golf Course. (Murphy, 10/9)
In other public health news —
KPCC:
How SoCal Trauma Centers Prepare For Mass Casualties
In an era when worst-case-scenarios keep worsening, how can hospitals prepare? Take Two's A Martinez spoke with Mike Williams, president of the Abaris Group. He specializes in hospital trauma centers and systems. (Paskin, 10/9)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Stomach Acid Blockers Promote Liver Disease, Study Finds
Chronic liver disease appears to be promoted by taking stomach acid blockers known as proton pump inhibitors, according to a study led by University of California San Diego researchers. The drugs, including such best-sellers as Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid, change the population of gut microbes. This leads to overgrowth of a bacterium that causes liver inflammation and cell death, the study found. The study was published in Nature Communications. It was performed with mouse models, healthy human volunteers, and data from chronic alcoholics. Bernd Schnabl, M.D., was the study’s senior author. Cristina Llorente, also of UCSD, was first author. (Fikes, 10/10)