LA Investigating Emergency Response To Skid Row Spice Outbreak
More than 70 people were sickened between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22 after smoking the synthetic drug.
Los Angeles Daily News:
Did Skid Row’s Spice Outbreak Threaten Public Safety? LA County Leaders Want To Know
A Los Angeles County supervisor has called for an evaluation of the response by emergency personnel to last month’s Spice outbreak on Skid Row, to determine if the event caused a “massive threat to public safety.” (Abram, 9/6)
In other health care news from across the state —
The Desert Sun:
Rancho Mirage Woman Faces New Charges In Fraud Scheme
A Rancho Mirage woman who served as executive director of a cosmetic surgery center was indicted on fraud and identity theft charges, adding to allegations that she and her husband billed insurance companies for more than $50 million in cosmetic surgeries they claimed were medically necessary, prosecutors said today. Linda Morrow, 64, was named in a 31-count superseding indictment that added three mail fraud charges, three counts of identity theft and three counts of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, she could be ordered to forfeit more than $20 million gained in the alleged scheme, according to prosecutors. (9/6)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Alzheimer's Researchers To Meet Public Saturday
Some of the nation's top Alzheimer's researchers will talk with the public about the disease and answer questions Saturday morning. The experts will speak at a panel discussion at the University of San Diego Shiley Theatre. Attendance is free, but RSVPs are required for the 10 a.m. discussion, said Mary Ball, president and CEO of Alzheimer's San Diego, which is organizing the event. Last year's event drew a standing-room-only audience. (Fikes, 9/6)