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Medi-Cal pharmacy changes could affect more than 850,000 San Diegans

https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/01/02/medi-cal-pharmacy-changes-could-affect-more-than-850-000-san-diegans?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=todays-top-news&utm_term=headline&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_16350256

Novartis opens new plant in California to make cancer drugs

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/novartis-opens-new-plant-california-make-cancer-drugs-2025-11-10/?utm_campaign=cancer_briefing&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=389388527&utm_content=389388527&utm_source=hs_email

Powerful new painkiller ADRIANA shows promise in ending opioid dependence | ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250901104649.htm

Experts urge action on OT as key partnerships face expiration

https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2025/07/23/experts-urge-action-on-ot-as-key-partnerships-face-expiration?mbcid=40880068.12502&mblid=d8244f879c89&mid=15a9bf290602df180e89e035258bfe10&utm_campaign=itb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

San Diego scientists offer nonopioid relief to chronic pain sufferers

https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2025/05/02/san-diego-scientists-offer-non-opioid-relief-to-chronic-pain-sufferers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=todays-top-news&utm_term=headline&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_13433507

Invasive strep infections have more than doubled in the U.S., CDC study finds - NBC News

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/invasive-strep-infections-doubled-us-cdc-study-finds-rcna199759

DEA plans to create a special telehealth registration for prescribers

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/dea-plans-create-special-telehealth-registration-prescribers?leadId=1180073&mkt_tok=NDIwLVlOQS0yOTIAAAGYFC8TBcXR0rOftoY-dcTSqfdSxaP7pIi8Cv8W_Mdkd2zrFrg38rdigM5lpTS1FLfIukQGw_AA3SjvtTBVO4PYpPlC3PHQPmeCXjUVDk7Fn5pv

Standing desks do not reduce risk of stroke and heart failure, study suggests | Health | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/16/standing-desks-may-be-bad-for-your-health-study-suggests

Excessive documentation key to physician burnout | athenahealth

https://www.athenahealth.com/knowledge-hub/clinical-trends/medical-documentation-physician-burnout

How a California Oncologist Making $850k Spends Money

https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/medmoney/111917?xid=nl_mostcommented_2024-09-20&mh=b07c6e7319773e5cb8da0fa42ac050b1

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Freaky Friday! the Crush-ty Crustacean version…

https://apnews.com/article/denver-aquarium-orange-lobster-crush-116b158ee773d84ce0211955f4b47f2a