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Turkey and ham. Mashed potatoes and gravy. Your mom’s special stuffing and aunt’s tuna casserole. Oh, and don’t forget the potato salad. You’ll be hard-pressed to enter the holiday season without eating — a lot. And though extremely delicious, all of these traditional family favorites also come with a hefty price tag of salt, sugar, … Read More

There is a wealth of information about your health circulating in your blood. For people with diabetes, accessing that information can be a matter of life or death. For nearly 30 years, the prevailing technology for checking the blood sugars of someone with diabetes has been the fingerstick. People with diabetes are often asked to … Read More

Becker's Healthcare named Hoag to the 2018 edition of the “100 hospitals and health systems with great heart programs.” The hospitals named on this list are national leaders in cardiovascular healthcare and have invested in their cardiology and cardiovascular surgery programs. Many institutions pioneered groundbreaking procedures and remain on the forefront of heart care today. … Read More

New research suggests that if identified early, the molecule in the brain that leads to the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease can possibly be removed, which could then result in the reversal of symptoms of dementia. The findings were a key part of a recent presentation from Dr. William Shankle, a neurologist and program director of … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 9, 2018 — Nearly 70 percent of the people who need specialty epilepsy care in Orange County have no access to it. To address this crisis in care, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today a $1 million gift from philanthropists Nancy and Bill Thompson to significantly expand services to Orange County … Read More

83 California hospitals received an A grade in hospital safety, according to new Fall 2018 ratings released by the Leapfrog Group on Thursday. The nonprofit group found that of the more than 2,600 hospitals graded in the country, 32 percent earned an A grade. The Leapfrog Group explains that its rating system is focused entirely … Read More

Irvine promotes itself as the safest city in the country crime wise. For accident rates and medical emergencies among its some 277,000 residents, maybe not so much. “When we took over the hospital in 2010, we anticipated 50 [emergency department] visits a day, based on the prior hospital operator’s daily census,” said Marcy Brown, vice … Read More

IRVINE, Calif., October 30, 2018 — Hoag Hospital Irvine today unveiled the much-anticipated Benjamin & Carmela Du Emergency Pavilion – the new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department (ED) that expands the facility to nearly five times its original size. The patient-centered design of the new ED offers the community greater access to expert emergent care, an enhanced … Read More

“He’s having a senior moment.” That dismissive phrase seems harmless, but, in reality, it leads to devastating, debilitating disease. I firmly believe that a generation from now, people will not know the pain of watching a loved one slip into oblivion. But the only way we will get there is we stop dismissing memory loss … Read More

For $199 and a tube of saliva, I found out that I have straight hair and green eyes. Mirrors have been telling me this my whole life for free. But as a genetics counselor, I wanted to learn more about the recreational home genetics tests that have been captivating people. What I was left with … Read More