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Implanted 'bracelet' helps treat chronic heartburn
A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than medicine can give them. It’s a novel way to treat severe acid reflux, which plagues millions of Americans and can raise their risk for more serious health problems. It happens … Read More
Everything Gives You Cancer
Put that muffin down! And that cup of coffee! Are you joking with all that…that…food? Are you trying to kill yourself? Anybody who has ever read anything knows that baked goods, processed foods, animal fats, carbs and even certain vegetables will give you cancer. They will. Science says so. Same holds true for expensive … Read More
Toshiba Skills Challenge Benefits Hoag Hospital's Diabetes Clinic
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Toshiba Classic executive director Jeff Purser must be spending more time on the golf course than anyone realizes. Purser’s clutch chip shot to within 18 inches of the cup earned his team the two points needed to edge Esteban Toledo’s team in the first annual Toshiba Skills Challenge competition at Newport Beach Country … Read More
100 Hospitals & Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs
Becker’s Hospital Review has named Hoag Family Cancer Institute one of the “100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs.” Hoag is the only Orange County program to have received this designation, alongside nationally recognized oncology programs such as Cleveland Clinic and John Hopkins. Read the full article here.
Cancer patient concerned about multiple CT scans
?Risk versus reward is a debate in the medical community over a common test, frequently ordered by doctors. Now one local patient came to the I-Team with fears he’s been exposed to too much radiation. The use of computed tomography, or CT scans, has increased more than 20 times since 1980. They are used in … Read More
The Bond girl and her very public stroke
?Her left arm flailed as if she was trying to wipe something off the airplane window with her elbow. From across the aisle, her mother couldn’t figure out what she was doing. Neither could Lynn-Holly Johnson. Her arm was acting as if it had a mind of its own. When the plane landed at John … Read More
Hoag Statement
A statement from Hoag Hospital President and CEO, Richard Afable, M.D.
Breast Cancer Update: No Cure Yet but Many Improvements
?Ideally, everything you’re about to read will soon be of no interest to you. We are getting closer to the day when there will be no need to be aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when there will be a cure, and when all the information I’m about to tell you concerning new … Read More
Wellness in Action: Make the Office Greener without Breaking the Bank
The fiscal year is ending for many companies and it may be time to take a look at the health of your business. Promoting employee wellness, educating workers about important health risks and understanding the state of corporate health are important in evaluating the health of your business and employees. Green practices can also engage … Read More
Hoag Health: 3D Technology good for movies, great for health
Dr. Gary Levine Breast cancer doctors are discovering what James Cameron has always known: 3D is the way of the future. Traditional mammography saves lives everyday. But for women under the age of 50 and older women who have dense breast tissue, the two-dimensional images offered by mammography are limited. Dense breast tissue can obscure … Read More