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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you might be wondering how you can enjoy some traditional favorites while staying healthy. There are three things to remember: Control your portions, exercise and, when possible, replace fatty ingredients with healthier options in your favorite recipes. To maintain a healthy portion control be sure to fill half of … Read More

The Herbert Family Program for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes focuses on meeting the unique needs of young adults with type 1 diabetes (age 18-30). The program addresses the financial, psychological, social and physical changes that challenge not only the young adult but also their family and support system. The program provides: Social opportunities … Read More

Busy days, special occasions, holidays and social events often involve dining out, which can be intimidating if you have diabetes and are not sure what foods will be available. Plus, not everyone with diabetes has the same nutrition goals or meal plan. Cutting calories may be most important, or your dietary goals may be to … Read More

At Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, we understand that providing quality care is a mission that never stops – much like the waves from the shimmering Pacific Ocean. Like the ocean, we continue to move and inspire. And we remain relentless in our quest to make sure that when you choose Hoag, you choose the best. … Read More

Laura Arguija still remembers the taste of the blood in her mouth from the time she was attacked by a psychiatric patient in the emergency room of a large hospital in San Bernardino County, where she worked as a trauma nurse. “I had long hair, and she wrapped her hand in it and started wailing … Read More

Two years ago, Marty Naftel felt one of his bipolar crises coming on and went straight to the hospital. The 53-year old Midway City resident had learned he had bipolar disorder 29 years earlier and had been hospitalized for it many times since. So on that day in June 2012, he knew the warning signs … Read More

​Some researchers recommend that women get mammograms annually after age 40. Others suggest the test is best if women receive it every other year starting at age 50. Still others assert that if a woman has a family history of breast cancer, it’s really best to start 20 years before reaching the age at which … Read More

When I ask patients if they perform regular breast self-exams I often hear, “no,” and the excuse, “I’m not high-risk.” What they mean is that they don’t have a family history of breast cancer or the BRCA gene mutation associated with a higher risk for breast cancer. But the absence of family history and the … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif — (October 23, 2014) — Dr. Rosemary O’Meeghan, Critical Care Physician/Intensivist at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, has been awarded the 2014 Life Bridge Award by OneLegacy, the federally-designated organ, eye and tissue recovery agency in the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area. The recognition was announced during the agency’s annual Donation & Transplantation … Read More

Between juggling a full school schedule, work and a personal life, college students often spend long nights cramming for a test, accompanied by enormous amounts of caffeine. This requires taking advantage of any down time to catch up on sleep. It is something that is abundant in childhood, but lacking during college years. Sleep is … Read More