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Q: [All Ages] I’m super stressed out with everything that’s going on right now. How do I overcome this anxiety? A: To say these are unprecedented times is an understatement. Our parents did not talk to us about that time in their lives when the entire world was brought to its knees by a tiny … Read More

It all starts with clean hands and cool heads. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Cough into a tissue that you immediately discard. Stay home. By now, we’ve all heard the advice from government and health officials regarding COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, but when it comes to safeguarding yourself and your children, … Read More

The ripple effect of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) is being felt in Newport Beach after the city declared a local emergency, the county prohibited gatherings, and the state announced a shelter-in-place directive. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is not permitting patient visits except in certain situations, the hospital announced Monday. One of the region’s most popular and … Read More

I hate crying in public. But there I was — 17 weeks pregnant with my first child — with tears streaming down my face as I stood among a crowd of anxious shoppers in a Long Beach Target. I had tried to push down that all-too-familiar lump that rises in my throat before the tears … Read More

As anxiety over coronavirus rises, front-line medical workers fear for their own health and safety even as data suggests that hospitals — both locally and nationally — might not have enough beds to handle a surge in cases. Some health-care workers in close contact with COVID-19 patients complain that they still lack full-scale protective equipment … Read More

IRVINE, Calif., March 10, 2020 — Hoag Hospital Irvine today became the first in Southern California to perform a robotic prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, using the new da Vinci single port (SP) system, a cutting-edge robotic-assisted technology that few hospitals in the world have yet acquired. “We have the privilege of being … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 9, 2020 — The Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag became one of the first hospitals in the nation to obtain and use the Medtronic Stealth Autoguide Robotic Platform to treat epileptic seizures and the first hospital in the world to perform minimally invasive brain biopsy using this technology. The highly … Read More

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has again attained Magnet recognition for its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. As part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program, this voluntary credentialing program is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. “Magnet recognition is a tremendous honor and is an incredible … Read More

Having a rare genetic disease that you share with about one in 5,000 people could be isolating. But Christian D’Angelo feels like part of a community. His team at Hoag Health Network — doctors, nurses, specialists and staff from the Heart and Vascular Institute — will join him Saturday for the Southern California Walk for … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 25, 2020 — Hereditary colorectal cancer is as common as hereditary breast cancer, but there’s far less attention around it. Early detection of increased risk for hereditary colorectal cancer through genetic testing provides patients opportunities to prevent cancer or detect it early. In a new research study to determine whether more … Read More