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Karandeep Singh, MD, Named Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health

Inaugural chief health artificial intelligence officer joins UC San Diego Health.

UC San Diego Health and Navy Perform Reconstructive Jaw Surgery using 3D Printed Teeth

UC San Diego Health and the Navy perform reconstructive jaw surgery using 3D Printed Teeth on UC San Diego graduate.

Surgeons at UC San Diego Health performing jaw-saving reconstructive surgery.

UC San Diego Health Completes Acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

UC San Diego Health has successfully completed purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center — will be renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center.

UC San Diego Health East Campus formerly Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

Reverse Metabolomics: New Method Finds Biomarker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

UC San Diego scientists’ debut “reverse metabolomics,” a groundbreaking approach to advancing microbiome research. They use the technique to discover hundreds of new human molecules, and a new biomarker and therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease

Medicare is Overpaying for Generic Drugs

Researchers from the University of California San Diego, West Health, and the University of Washington have found evidence that the private insurers that sponsor Medicare Part D are artificially inflating the costs of certain generic drugs by overpaying pharmacies.