
The Herb Column: CBD Is for Cats, Birds and Dogs
Pets and their people are finding relief from anxiety and other ailments
The compound, which is available in the form of tinctures and chewable treats, is being used to treat a variety of issues, including anxiety, pain and seizures.

The Comeback of the House Call
House calls are convenient for the patient and can give the visiting physician or nurse a big-picture idea of the environmental factors affecting the patient’s health.

Connected Care
The pandemic led to a decade’s worth of progress for telehealth in less than a year. What does that mean for the future?
It’s unclear if telehealth will remain on its current trajectory once the pandemic is over, but one thing is clear: Decisions made now will be critical for the future of its innovation.

Startup of the Month: InVixa
Startup uses popular drug to target COVID-19 inflammation
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out worldwide, InVixa is working on a new delivery method for a cholesterol-lowering drug to treat respiratory inflammation caused by the coronavirus.

The Back Story: Back to the Beginning
Tatyana Bak is leading Elica Health Centers’ growth as CEO 30 years after helping to launch a clinic
Tatyana Bak was 29 years old, an émigré from the city of Odessa
in what was then the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, when in
1989 she helped open a medical clinic that eventually evolved
into Elica Health Centers.

A Catalyst for Cures
StemExpress founder and CEO Cate Dyer on how her company accelerates medical advancements
Comstock’s spoke to Dyer about her company’s function as an accelerator of medical advancement.

Women in Leadership: Dr. Diana Farmer
Our annual salute to extraordinary women who are shaping our future
Dr. Diana Farmer, chair of the department of surgery at UC Davis Health, is the world’s first woman fetal surgeon.

The Herb Column: Cannabis Dispensaries vs. Opioid Overdoses
UC Davis professor Greta Hsu on her groundbreaking study about cannabis availability and opioid-related mortality
The study’s findings show that as the number of dispensaries increase, the number of opioid deaths drop.

A New Mission
The Next Chapter: Former VSP CEO Roger Valine talks about his family, the community and business
Roger Valine joined VSP in 1973 and worked his way up from being
a management trainee to become the driving force as the CEO of
the Rancho Cordova company.

Coping With COVID
As stress levels have soared, treatment programs for substance use battle to keep up
The challenge for treatment programs can be broken down into four
parts: lack of workforce, limited capacity, timing conflicts and
insurance issues.