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Scripps in the News | May 8, 2019

Scripps Nurse, CEO Speak In Support of Bill To Fight Hospital Violence

Scripps Mercy nurse Mary Prehoden discuses legislation to protect hospital workers from violence.
Scripps Mercy nurse supervisor Mary Prehoden recently spoke with 10 News in support of a state bill that aims to protect hospital workers against violence.
Health and Wellness | May 7, 2019

Minimally Invasive Robotic Technology Is Changing Surgery (video)

Dr. Carol Salem and San Diego Health host Susan Taylor sit down to discuss robotic surgery at Scripps.
Minimally invasive robotic surgery allows surgeons to perform a broader range of procedures with greater precision, which benefits patients' recovery time.
News Releases | May 7, 2019

Scripps Chula Vista Launches Robotic Surgery Services

Medical staff at Scripps performing minimally invasive robotic surgery.
Scripps has expanded its Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Program to Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, which now offers general robotic surgery services.
Health and Wellness | May 7, 2019

How Do I Know If I Need Back Surgery? (video)

A screen shot of an Ask the Expert video on knowing when to seek help for back pain.
James Bruffey, MD, a spine surgeon at Scripps Clinic, explains how to tell when it is time to consider spine surgery to treat an ailing back.
Scripps in the News | May 7, 2019

Scripps Skin Cancer Expert Discusses New Study on Sunscreen Absorption

Hugh Greenway, MD, a dermatologic surgeon at Scripps, discusses a study on sunscreen with CBS 8 News.
Hugh Greenway, a dermatologist at Scripps, was featured on CBS 8, discussing a study that found how chemicals in sunscreen get into the bloodstream.
Scripps in the News | May 3, 2019

Scripps Cancer Patient Able to Walk Again After Innovative Procedure

10 News recently featured a bone cancer patient who nearly lost his ability to walk until a Scripps orthopedic surgeon operated on him using a new device.
Health and Wellness | April 30, 2019

Travel Health Tips for Your Next Trip Abroad (podcast)

Dr. Saima Lodhi is an internal medicine physician at Scripps Coastal Medical Center Hillcrest with a special interest in travel medicine.
A travel medicine expert advises people planning to travel abroad how to better prepare for a visit to a foreign country, including how to avoid illness.
Scripps in the News | April 29, 2019

Scripps Physicians Urge Public To Be Wary of Measles As Outbreaks Continue

Mark Shalauta, MD, a family medicine physician at Scripps Clinic, discussing measles outbreak with a local TV reporter.
Scripps Clinic primary care physicians recently took to the airwaves to warn people to be wary of measles, how it can spread and who should be vaccinated.
Scripps in the News | April 26, 2019

Longtime Scripps Cardiologist John Carson Remembered

John Carson, MD, Scripps Health
John C. Carson, a longtime Scripps cardiologist who passed away recently, remembered in a story in The San Diego Union-Tribune for his many achievements.
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...