As the daughter and great-grand-daughter of breast cancer survivors, I knew I was at increased risk of developing breast cancer. My Ashkenazi Jewish ... Read More
For more than a decade, we’ve known that prostate cancer is over-diagnosed and over-treated, putting men at risk of incontinence and sexual ... Read More
Hoag recently became the first hospital in Orange County, Calif., to install the Siemens Somatom Force computed tomography (CT) scanner. The Somatom ... Read More
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common conditions that I see in my patients: children, teens and adults.But what I find interesting is that many ... Read More
Hoag Health Center Irvine will host its annual health and wellness fair Sept. 16, featuring a variety of activities as well as free flu shots and ... Read More
In a rigorous assessment of more than 4,500 adult hospitals, U.S. News & World Report recognized Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange ... Read More
Hoag was named the third-best hospital in the Los Angeles area and eighth-best in California in the recent “Best Hospitals” rankings from ... Read More
Q: [Teens] I can’t believe the start of senior year has arrived. It seems like it came so quickly — I’m not sure who is less ready, ... Read More
Hoag Hospital Irvine has been certified as a primary stroke center by DNV GL Healthcare USA, an accreditation organization. Hoag Hospital Irvine now ... Read More
Small talk during the course of an office visit sometimes turns to the topic of summer vacation plans. My patients might be seeing me for nausea, but ... Read More
Hoag signed on as “exclusive health care provider” to the Orange County Soccer Club. The Hoag logo debuted on the professional soccer ... Read More
Hoag named Dr. Michael Demeure program director of precision medicine, a new program focused on tailoring cancer treatment options for each patient. ... Read More
The teenager splurted blood. His skin went gray. His ear lobes turned blue. He had collapsed on the floor of his garage while his parents were out ... Read More
As we await the Senate’s iteration of a revamped health care bill, much of the pushback from the public has focused on health care access, while ... Read More
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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read More