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Scripps in the News
Scripps Cardiologist Weighs in on Statin Debate
Cholesterol-lowering statins might be doing more harm than good in some patients, Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, MD cautioned in a March 4 Op-Ed article in the New York Times. He called for more research into the relationship between the drugs and higher rates of diabetes. Dr. ...
- Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital
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Breast Care Center at Scripps Green Earns Prestigious Accreditation
The Breast Care Center at Scripps Green Hospital has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program of the American College of Surgeons. NAPBC accreditation is awarded only to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide ...
- Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital
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Patient Stories
Radiation Inspires 29-Year-Old Fighting Breast Cancer
Lifesaving care for breast cancer Michelle Reyes was diagnosed with cancer in her right breast three years ago after she discovered a lump during a self-exam. Initially stunned by the unexpected news, Reyes, only 29 at the time, rallied quickly when her Scripps physicians explained that cancer was ...
- Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital
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Scripps Opens Palm Springs-Area Organ Transplant Clinic
Center offers initial screening, re-evaluations and postsurgical follow-ups Scripps Health has opened a clinic in Rancho Mirage to care for kidney, pancreas and liver transplant patients through the Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation in San Diego. “We opened the clinic in response to ...
- Friday, January 27th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital
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Scripps Health Named to Fortune Magazine’s National "100 Best Companies to Work For" List in 2012
Scripps Health has been named to Fortune magazine’s 15th annual list of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Scripps ranked No. 56 on this year’s list and is the second San Diego-based company to make the list since the list’s inception in 1998, joining Qualcomm. “Scripps is honored to be ...
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Scripps-led Study Shows New Drug Helps Bridge Stent Patients to Cardiac Surgery
New findings from a research study led by physicians at Scripps Health reveal that the drug cangrelor has the unique properties of achieving very fast blood thinning effects when needed to protect from heart attacks, but also dissipates rapidly so patients can undergo surgery without the excessive ...
- Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital
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Scripps in the News
Scripps Utilizes Medical Interpreters
With the growing Latino population, the employment demand for medical interpreters is expected to increase by 22 percent in the new few years. Scripps Nurse Practitioner Teresa Newman discusses with NBC 7 how Scripps hospitals are working to prevent language barriers from compromising health ...
- Friday, December 2nd, 2011
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital
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FDA Approves First Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Placed Without Open-Heart Surgery
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first catheter-based aortic heart valve replacement without the need for open-heart surgery in the U.S. — and Scripps Health was one of the 26 sites in the nation for this revolutionary clinical trial. Transcatheter aortic valve ...
- Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic
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San Diego’s First Cyclotron Installed Oct. 28 at Scripps Proton Therapy Center
San Diego — Cancer care in San Diego County took a major step forward today with the start of installation of the region’s first cyclotron — a remarkable piece of medical equipment that will be the driving force behind the Scripps Proton Therapy Center, and one of only a small handful of ...
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Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day
WHAT: Scripps Health is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other community and law enforcement organizations to offer the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription ...
- Friday, October 28th, 2011
- Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Coastal Medical Center