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People ask me daily when they need to see a doctor for a wound, but the real question is how deep is the wound and how long ago did you receive it? To understand how a wound is supposed to heal, search your knees. All evidence of the scrapes and scabs of childhood are likely … Read More

Five minutes into a test for memory, I’m pretty sure I’m really dumb, I’ve lost my mind — or both. Yeah, yeah, I know based on some of my columns some would vote both. But cut me some slack. Unknown to many people — like me — the earlier Alzheimer’s disease is detected, the better … Read More

Like his father before him and millions of others, Ted Esau’s brain started to deteriorate in his late-50s. Plaque was building up. Part of his brain was starting to shrink. Although invisible to everyone including himself, the first stages of Alzheimer’s disease were beginning to take hold. But following a program of healthy eating, exercise, … Read More

Hoag Hospital Irvine on Monday, May 15, kicked off construction that will expand its emergency department by nearly five times, in addition to renovating the existing facilities. The hospital will add 13,500 square feet of new space adjacent to the current 3,600 square feet. Hoag officials said the growing Irvine population has outpaced the capacity … Read More

Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto was selected as Nurse of the Year at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian as part of the organization’s National Nurses Week celebration. for her role as a patient advocate to improve care and outcomes. Going above and beyond the call of duty, Mary Jane holds herself and her peers to the highest … Read More

Tim Deits’ heart failed three times on Nov. 11. The first time, the 16-year-old’s parents found him unconscious at their Huntington Beach home. His father, Ted, was able to resuscitate him with CPR, but his heart failed again in transit to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and then again in the emergency room. That day, … Read More

Significant health disparities exist in the Hispanic community compared with their non-Hispanic counterparts in the United States. In terms of diabetes, specifically, recent data from the CDC indicate that Hispanics are 65% more likely to have diabetes, 55% more likely to be diagnosed with end-stage renal disease and 45% more likely to die of diabetes. … Read More

Three classes of sixth graders at Davis Magnet School in Costa Mesa were treated to a whole new look during their science class. The middle school students received a virtual-reality tour of the brain using their phones and cardboard goggles. “It’s like you’re actually inside of the brain and you could see everything,” student Conner … Read More

Birth control pills give you breast cancer!! Birth control pills protect you from ovarian cancer!! There was a lot in the news in the past year about birth control pills and how they impact cancer risk. A major study published in December 2017 stated women currently or recently using the pill had an increased risk … Read More

How do you thank someone for saving your life? Brian Dunn, 45, an anesthesiologist who got a new kidney on Jan. 30, sat down and wrote an email, the most important email of his life. It needed to convey how his donor had given him the gift of time: Time to be a good dad … Read More