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Scripps Receives Prestigious Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been designated one of the first Comprehensive Stroke Centers in the United States by The Joint Commission as part of the new Disease-Specific Care Advanced Certification Program for Comprehensive Stroke Centers, whi
- Monday, January 28th, 2013
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
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A Woman’s Heart
By Kiyon Chung, MD, Scripps Health With both Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month on the calendar, February is all about keeping hearts happy. While coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the leading cause of death among both women and men—claiming one in four lives in the United States—the ...
- Monday, January 28th, 2013
- Scripps Mercy Hospital
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NBC's "Rock Center" Features Scripps Health Digital Medicine Pioneer
Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, M.D., described how smartphones and other wireless technologies are revolutionizing medicine during a recent in-depth feature on NBC’s primetime news magazine “Rock Center with Brian Williams.” “These days, I’m ...
- Friday, January 25th, 2013
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Researchers at Scripps to Study Possible New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Scripps Clinic, in partnership with The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has begun the research phase of a proposed clinical trial using induced pluripotent stem cells to halt or reverse the effects of Parkinson’s disease.
- Friday, January 25th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital
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Minutes Matter in Heart Attack Treatment
Each year, about 1.2 million people in the United States have heart attacks. When a heart attack strikes, what happens in the next few minutes can make a critical difference in both the immediate and long-term health consequences. Read the full article in which Martin Charlat, MD, a cardiologist ...
- Thursday, January 24th, 2013
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EP Save a Life Foundation Urges Parents to Screen Kids
Through sponsorship of the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation, Scripps volunteers, including physicians and nurses, screen students throughout the San Diego and Riverside regions to help raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in adolescents. The Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation urges parents ...
- Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
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The Savvy Patient - What to Know About Eye Exams
In Scripps Health’s latest “Savvy Patient” article in the UT San Diego health section, Anthony Novo, OD, helps shed light on some of the key facts surrounding eye exams. Read more in the article titled, Eye Exams Should Be a Routine Procedure.
- Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center
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SDSU's Coach Fisher and Scripps Take on the NCAA’s Best to Win $100,000
San Diego State University’s men’s basketball coach, Steve Fisher, has nominated Scripps Health’s minimally invasive robotic surgery program as the beneficiary of the Infiniti Coaches’ Challenge. The coach with the most votes through the online challenges will be given a $100,000 donation for ...
- Friday, January 18th, 2013
- Scripps Mercy Hospital
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Scripps and San Diego County Partner to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Scripps is part of an innovative countywide health care partnership that the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) just announced it has chosen to receive Medicare reimbursements over the next two years. That means the program can expand its efforts to improve patient care so fewer ...
- Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Mercy Hospital
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Future of Genomic Medicine VI Conference Set For March 7-8
The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) will present its sixth annual educational conference exploring the latest advances and challenges in the use of genomics to diagnose and treat disease and medical conditions on March 7-8, 2013, in San Diego. Harvard geneticist George Church and ...
- Wednesday, January 16th, 2013