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Health and Wellness | April 26, 2019

What is Involved in Scar Revision?

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People with scars who are concerned about their appearance have options available to minimize scars, including scar revision. A plastic surgeon at Scripps...
Health and Wellness | April 23, 2019

Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel Abroad (video)

Dr. Saima Lodhi, internal medicine, travel medicine, and San Diego Health host Susan Taylor.
Planning to do any international travel? Saima Lodhi, MD, an internal medicine physician at Scripps Coastal Medical Center, offers tips to help prevent...
News Releases | April 22, 2019

Region’s First Clinic for Inflammatory Breast Cancer Launches

Thomas Buchholz, MD, medical director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, goes over instructions with an oncology nurse before a patient receives CAT scan.
Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched San Diego County’s first clinic for treatment of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
News Releases | April 16, 2019

Kevin Hamilton Elected to Scripps Board of Trustees

Kevin Hamilton was recently elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
Investment management executive Kevin Thomas Hamilton has been elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
Health and Wellness | April 16, 2019

How Pet Therapy Volunteers Help Patients Heal (podcast)

Rosemary Van Gorder, Jill Sandman, Susan Taylor and pet therapy dogs Amber and JoJo, discuss the benefits of pet therapy team volunteers on San Diego Health podcast.
Jill Sandman, manager of volunteer services at Scripps, and Rosemary Van Gorder, a longtime Scripps pet therapy volunteer, discuss the benefits of volunteering.
News Releases | April 15, 2019

Elliot Scott Elected to Scripps Board of Trustees

Eliot Scott was recently elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees
Real estate development and investment executive Elliot Scott was recently elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
Health and Wellness | April 11, 2019

What Are The Most Common Eye Diseases? (video)

An eye doctor, either ophthalmologist or optometrist, performs an eye examination.
K. Victor Zablit, MD, an ophthalmologist at Scripps Clinic, discusses common eye issues, including cataracts and glaucoma.
Health and Wellness | April 9, 2019

How Pet Therapy Volunteers Benefit Patients (video)

Rosemary Van Gorder and her dog Amber; Jill Sandman and JoJo, and San Diego Health Host Susan Taylor discussing the benefits of pet therapy.
Pet therapy volunteers can play a significant role in a patient's healing process. At Scripps, dog volunteers and their handlers help hospital patients feel...
Scripps in the News | April 4, 2019

Scripps Encinitas Philanthropist To Be Recognized For History of Service

Sandy Marriott Bertha is an international humanitarian who helps poor around the world. She is also a philanthropist who has donated to Scripps Encinitas.
Sandy Marriott Bertha, a local philanthropist, was recently featured in the Del Mar Times for her international work and donations to Scripps Encinitas.
Scripps in the News | April 4, 2019

Scripps Doctor Discusses Measles Outbreaks Across Nation

David Miller, MD, a primary care physician, discussed the recent outbreak of measles across the nation and the importance of getting your children vaccinated on Fox 5 News.
David Miller, MD, a primary care doctor at Scripps, discusses the latest measles outbreaks across the United States and what it means for San Diego.