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Kids Try Their Hand with Robotic Surgery Gear During Hoag Visit
It's not every day that 11-year-olds get to perform surgery. Or rather, perform surgical simulations with state-of-the-art equipment. But Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach opened its doors last week to nine south Orange County preteens who had won awards at the VEX World Championships in Louisville, Ky., in April. The students were part of two … Read More
Published On: November 23, 2016
New Treatments for Lung Cancer Are Emerging
Killing cancer with chemotherapy has been compared to lighting a candle with a blowtorch. You’ll definitely get that wick lit, but you’ll also render everything around the candle into smoldering heap of cinders. Today, thankfully, that is changing. Advances in chemotherapy are allowing oncologists to target the disease without weakening the rest of the body. … Read More
Published On: November 19, 2016
Hoag Gets Stroke Center Nod
Newport Beach-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by Milford, Ohio-based DNV GL Healthcare USA Inc. Hoag said it's the second DNV GL certified hospital in California and the first hospital in Orange County to receive the accreditation. Comprehensive stroke centers represent the most advanced stroke treatment available in … Read More
Published On: November 1, 2016
'Medical Food' May Slow Brain Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer's and Related Disorders
Taking a “medical food” product (CerefolinNAC, Nestlé Health Science–Pamlab, Inc) to treat hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) may delay the rate of brain atrophy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD), new research suggests. In a study of 67 participants, those with both HHcy and ADRD who took the L-methylfolate, methylcobalamin, and Nacetylcysteine product for 2 … Read More
Published On: October 31, 2016
Understanding Urgent Care Can Keep You Out of the Emergency Room
If you drive past an urgent care every day and still don’t know what they are, you’re not alone. A decade ago, the emergency room was the catch- all place where people would go when something – anything – was wrong after hours. Headaches. Flu symptoms. Sprained ankles. It was all taken care of in … Read More
Published On: October 28, 2016
Hoag Certified as Comprehensive Stroke Center
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., October 27, 2016 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today it has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by DNV GL Healthcare USA, Inc., reflecting the highest level of competence for treatment of the most serious stroke events. Hoag is the second DNV GL certified hospital in California and the first … Read More
Published On: October 27, 2016
Hoag Early Risk Assessment (HERA) Program – Turning Awareness into Action
Just by virtue of their gender, all women are at risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Knowing your individual risk can make all the difference. That is why Hoag Breast Center in Irvine now offers the Hoag Early Risk Assessment (HERA) program, which goes beyond screening mammograms to give women the in-depth information they … Read More
Published On: October 20, 2016
'Watch-and-wait' puts women at risk of breast cancer
Some in the medical field are trumpeting a “watch-and-wait” approach to early-stage breast cancer, leaving women with a misunderstanding of the best possible treatment options available. Ductal carcinoma in situ is the presence of cancer cells inside the milk ducts of the breast, and is commonly referred to early-stage, or Stage 0, breast cancer. Cancer … Read More
Published On: October 3, 2016
Hoag Affiliated Physician Reports an Edible Promise for Alzheimer's Disease
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., October 3, 2016 — Physician researchers from Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute’s Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program have discovered that taking the “medical food,” CerefolinNAC ®, for management of hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) for at least two years could help delay the effects of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the brains of patients, according to a … Read More
Published On: October 3, 2016
Hoag hosts grand opening of Irvine health center
More than 3,000 people attended the grand opening of Hoag’s new health center across from its Irvine hospital on Saturday, according to the company. Hoag gave out 1,390 free flu shots as part of the coinciding health and wellness fair. Designed to complement the adjacent hospital, the Hoag Health Center Irvine on Sand Canyon Avenue … Read More
Published On: September 23, 2016