San Francisco Outstripping National Trends In Cutting New HIV Cases, But Disparities Still Remain
Rates among black men are almost triple that of white men, and eight times higher for black women compared with white women, according to the city’s new HIV report.
San Francisco Chronicle:
SF’s New HIV Cases Hit Record Low, But Disparities Widening Among Groups
Aggressive efforts to end transmission of HIV are paying off in San Francisco, where public health officials are reporting record-low new cases, and the city is far outpacing national trends that show much narrower declines. But at both the local and national level, disparities among age, race and gender groups are becoming more pronounced. (Allday, 9/21)
In other public health news —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Florida Inventor Pledges $25M To UC San Diego To Help Create School Of Public Health
A Florida inventor who made a fortune developing protective eyewear is giving UC San Diego $25 million to battle public health problems ranging from substance abuse to the sort of deadly hepatitis A outbreak that hit the county last year. The gift from Herbert Wertheim of Miami represents seed money to create a school of public health, which is considered to be a missing piece at a campus that operates two major hospitals and separate schools of medicine and pharmaceutical science. (Robbins, 9/21)
Orange County Register:
Flu Season Is Approaching; Here’s What You Need To Know
This year’s flu season is just getting started. And experts are already beginning to worry.Last year was the worst flu season in more than a decade. There were 164 flu-related deaths last year in California, compared to 81 deaths the year before. The situation became so dire that some Southern California hospitals opened up flu triage tents in their parking lots to serve the high volume of patients. The dominant strain last year was Influenza A H3N2, which wasn’t new. But it is often associated with severe illness in young children and those 65 and older. (Bharath, 9/21)