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San Diego biotech collects baby poop to reveal health of the microbiome
A lab employee at Persephone Biosciences pulled bacteria samples out of the tank in which they’re stored in small boxes at minus 200 degrees Celsius (minus 328 F). This is infant bacteria, which Persephone CEO Stephanie Culler calls her “company assets.” And where do they come from? “This is our baby poop kit!” Culler said. …
UC San Diego Health Ranks #1 Regionally by U.S. News & World Report 2022
According to the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey, UC San Diego Health has once again ranked #1 in San Diego and #5 in California, placing it among the nation’s best health care providers. Designed to assist patients and doctors in making informed health care decisions, these annual rankings distinguish hospitals that …
Here’s the technology helping to spot illegal poaching off the coast of San Diego
The fight continues to stop illegal poaching in our oceans and now marine conservation teams are using advanced technology to keep poachers at bay. SAN DIEGO — In marine protected areas like the La Jolla Cove, poaching can be a problem. So, the folks at WILDCOAST and Marine Monitor utilize a radar system on the …
San Diego Health Officials Urge Masking in Crowds Amid COVID Infections Spike
People wear masks at a park. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid San Diego County is seeing spikes in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, prompting local public health officials to encourage residents to be more vigilant and consider wearing masks. According to the county’s Health and Human Services Agency, lab-confirmed coronavirus cases remain near 10,000 per week, a number which …
COVID-19 Led to More Job Loss, Worsening Mental Health in Refugees in San Diego – NBC 7 San Diego
As San Diego prepares to welcome more refugees from around the world, a new study from UC San Diego shows the major challenges refugees have faced during pandemic. COVID-19 led to substantially more job loss and worsening mental health in refugees in San Diego. “We saw that folks in the refugee community had about 30% …
The Backstory: 72-hour multimedia project will explore mental health crisis in San Diego County
Union-Tribune communities editor Tarcy Connors, managing editor Lora Cicalo, and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss an upcoming Union-Tribune multimedia project exploring the status of mental health in San Diego County. Jeff Light: Tarcy, you’re leading a pretty significant undertaking — that is at a critical point this week — on mental health in our …
Cooldown Kicks Off Weekend After Record-Breaking Heat in San Diego County – NBC 7 San Diego
It is expected to be slightly cooler Saturday following record-breaking temperatures in San Diego, Chula Vista and El Cajon. On Friday, San Diego’s 95 degrees and Chula Vista’s 97 degrees set new records for April 8, both besting previous records set in 2014. El Cajon tied its high-temperature record of 99 degrees, set in 1989. …
Months After Hack, Scripps Health COVID Nurses Finally Being Paid OT – NBC 7 San Diego
Frustrated COVID unit nurses with Scripps Health are finally starting to be paid for overtime and double-time hours they worked more than three months ago, during the peak of the Omicron surge. It will be close to another month, however, before they’re paid off in full for money they earned in December and January. The …
San Diego gets hit with another record breaking hike in gas prices Sunday
San Diego County recorded its second-largest increase since July 14, 2015, Sunday, rising 11.2 cents SAN DIEGO — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County recorded its second-largest increase since July 14, 2015, Sunday, rising 11.2 cents to $5.327 — its 17th record high in the last 19 …
Thousands in San Diego could see health care premium increases in 2023
More than 100,000 San Diego County residents on Covered California health insurance plans should get ready for sticker shock in 2023. That was the message delivered Wednesday by Peter Lee, outgoing executive director of the health care exchange that has enrolled nearly 1.8 million Californians for coverage in 2022, the second year of a two-year …
