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Whoever said you can’t get anything worthwhile for free didn’t know about the upcoming Hoag event, “Demystifying the Breast Cancer Experience” at Hoag Hospital, which also happens to fall on the first week of October, otherwise known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organized to raise … Read More

If you eat a lot of sweetened yogurt in the pursuit of a healthy diet, you might want to check that label a little more carefully. According to a study published in BMJ Open journal this month, researchers in the United Kingdom found that the average sugar content of yogurt exceeded the low-sugar threshold under … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 25, 2018 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Asad Shah, M.D., a rising national star in cardiothoracic surgery, has joined the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag. Dr. Shah comes to Hoag from the University of North Carolina, Rex Hospital, where he served on staff as … Read More

At Hoag, virtual reality is improving surgical outcomes, allowing doctors to find safer pathways to repair aneurysms and remove tumors. To read the full Pacific Coast Magazine article, please click here.

Hoag was recognized in the Orange County Register's Best of Orange County reader survey for the 23rd time in the Hospital category. More than 80 community organizations receive support from a non-profit, faith-based hospital based in Newport Beach since 1952 as well as in Irvine since 2010, according to the president and CEO Robert Braithwaite. … Read More

With a doctorate in statistics and a job as an economics analyst for a healthcare company, Toros Caglar possesses above-average intelligence. That’s why it made little sense when, a little more than a year ago, he started struggling to come up with simple words. The kind used in everyday conversation. Then his peripheral vision diminished. … Read More

While the world mourned the death of singing legend Aretha Franklin last month, I couldn’t help but wonder whether this tremendous loss could have been avoided. The Queen of Soul battled pancreatic cancer, a ruthless killer known for developing without symptoms until it is too advanced to treat. But the picture of pancreatic cancer is … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 11, 2018 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it is the first hospital in the state of California to offer an innovative treatment system for atrial fibrillation (AFib) that allows cardiologists to see pulmonary veins in real time. This new technology complements Hoag’s advanced visualization tools, creating what essentially amounts … Read More

CHOC Children’s, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Mission Hospital have developed a consortium with El Camino Hospital’s After-School Program for Interventions and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE) to expand the availability of teen mental health services in California. The intensive outpatient therapy program, now in its eighth year, is designed for young people ages 13-18 with significant … Read More

IRVINE, Calif., September 5, 2018 — Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag announced today that the acclaimed ASPIRE program for teens struggling with anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions will now be offered in Irvine. An evidence-based intensive outpatient program for teens and their families, ASPIRE (After-School Program for Interventions and Resiliency Education®) uses … Read More