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In the year-long fight against coronavirus, this seemingly simple event capped a milestone for hundreds of Huntington Beach residents: On Friday, March 5, they lined up in a hospital parking lot for their second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. But it wasn’t as simple as it looked. Many who got their shots Friday came from … Read More

Orange County Wednesday continued to show declining trends in cases of COVID-19, giving county officials hope of graduating to the less-restrictive red tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening system by St. Patrick’s Day. The county reported 160 new COVID-19 cases, raising the caseload to 246,980, and 14 more fatalities, raising the death toll to 3,966. … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 5, 2021 — Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute (PFNI) announced the use of the Mazor X Stealth™ Edition Robotic Guidance Platform, the most advanced robotic-assisted, minimally invasive spine surgery option. Building a synergy of technology, Hoag became the first West Coast hospital to utilize the Mazor for Midas technology that was … Read More

The Covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed by two of billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s companies moved a step closer to deployment last month as the Food and Drug Administration approved expansion of their Phase 1 clinical trial. Culver City-based ImmunityBio Inc. and frequent partner company NantKwest Inc. of El Segundo have been developing a Covid vaccine using … Read More

Stress and chronic pain can impact nearly every part of your life. They can make it difficult to work, exercise, and even enjoy otherwise fun activities. They can even impact your relationships, particularly when it comes to intimacy. When you regularly feel frazzled—the way we all are during this global pandemic—your body’s sympathetic nervous system … Read More

In the next few years, the biggest advancements in cancer care may occur at the smallest level, the level of individual molecules. By imaging individual molecules on cancer cells, malignancies can be detected when they are smaller and more easily treated. Targeting individual molecules has also allowed groundbreaking new therapies with great precision, increasing the … Read More

Philanthropy is the lifeblood of nonprofits throughout our community and across the country. Kindness funds help to the homeless and downtrodden; children, who in many cases, would have to do without; medical and health support for so many who are out of other options; and so much more. Our Spotlight on Philanthropy is designed to … Read More

Orange County hospitals saw mixed financial outcomes in 2020. While net patient revenue was relatively stable, down 1% to $8.7 billion among 24 hospitals on the Business Journal’s annual list, net income tells a different story. The 24 hospitals combined saw a 17% drop in net income, likely due to a mix of unexpected costs … Read More

After filing a lawsuit in May to end its affiliation with Renton, Wash.-based Providence, Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., is alleging it is now the target of retaliation, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hoag Memorial said that Providence removed Hoag Memorial’s three facilities from its website of Southern California locations and terminated … Read More