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The Hoag Hospital Foundation announced it is committing to raising $627 million by 2020 in a comprehensive campaign designed to improve healthcare in Orange County. It is the foundation's largest fundraising commitment in its 63-year history, according to foundation President Flynn Andrizzi. The foundation already has given $328 million in gifts for medical facilities, research … Read More

With the end of daylight saving time fast approaching, some people begin to dread turning the clocks back an hour on Saturday. Research shows most of us feel the effect of time changes for days after we reset our clocks. Sleep is a function of the brain, and the brain needs a little prep time … Read More

Hoag Hospital has begun the public phase of a $627 million fundraising campaign for projects and programs that officials said will touch every aspect of patient care. Since the “Hoag Promise” campaign quietly began five years ago, the nonprofit Hoag Hospital Foundation has raised $328 million so far, said Flynn Andrizzi, president of the foundation … Read More

Sometimes it begins legitimately. Pain from an injury or a surgery leads to a prescription for Vicodin, Oxycontin or Percocet. But when the pills run out, too often people find they are hooked on a highly addictive drug. That’s when they turn to other opiates, especially heroin. This has led to a “normalization” of heroin … Read More

​ The City of Irvine is arguably the most dynamic community in Orange County. With top-tier schools and high-tech companies, Irvine reverberates with an energy that reaches every corner of the city. It is this vibrancy that has made the last five years so exciting for health care in this community, beginning with Hoag Hospital … Read More

When he started feeling sick one Sunday last year, Stan Tkaczyk “was mad at myself” for not getting a flu shot. It wasn’t until weeks later – after he got severe shakes and called paramedics, after a trip to the emergency room and after his wife, Barbara, told him he’d been unconscious for five days … Read More

Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware they are at high risk. Most are over the age of forty, but the number of children and teens being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is on the rise. Insulin is necessary for the body to use glucose for energy … Read More

​“It is well known that those with diabetes are at higher risk for cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Some go so far as to call Alzheimer’s disease type 3 diabetes,” says Dan Nadeau, MD, program director at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center and Kris V. Iyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Care. In a … Read More

Did you know that there are more bacteria in your mouth right now than there are people on Earth? You may be at risk for developing gum disease if germs settle into your gums and turn to plaque. If you have diabetes, it may weaken your mouth’s germ-fighting ability. High blood sugar can help manifest … Read More

In recent mainstream articles, addiction has been portrayed as a habit or a choice, instead of what it truly is – namely, a chronic, treatable brain disease. This misconception is both wrong and dangerous, and it flies in the face of neuroscience, which has shown addiction to be rooted in the brain's chemical imbalance and … Read More