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  • Scripps in the News

    Scripps Digital Medicine Director on Studying Mobile Health Technology

    One of the biggest challenges facing the fast-emerging mobile health (mHealth) technology sector is the medical validation of the vast number of devices and apps now available to consumers. The Scripps Translational Science Institute is playing a leading role in that effort by launching clinical ...

    • Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

  • News Releases

    Scripps Named a Top Company for Employee Learning Programs

    The Elearning! Media Group has named Scripps Health one of the 60 best corporations in the nation for learning and development programs; ranking number 10 on the 2013 corporate list. Scripps has been honored three years in a row for outstanding learning p

    • Friday, September 6th, 2013

  • Patient Stories

    September is Scouting Report Time for Prostate Cancer

    Steve Garvey sparked the Padres to their first World Series with his walk-off homer in game 4 of the 1984 National League Championship Series. He made headlines of a different sort recently when he placed his personal baseball memorabilia up for auction to raise funds for prostate cancer ...

    • Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

  • Scripps in the News

    Researcher and Survivor Team Up on New Ovarian Cancer Study

    Scripps Clinic pathologist Kelly Bethel, M.D. appeared on the KUSI Morning News to discuss a new research study aimed at spotting ovarian cancer relapses earlier than previously possible. The study uses innovative technology to identify and analyze circulating tumor cells in the blood stream. The ...

  • News Releases

    Scripps Marks Construction Milestone for Prebys Cardiovascular Institute

    Scripps Health celebrated the completion of the exterior “skin” of the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute and the unveiling of the building’s landmark sign Sept. 4. “With the completion of the exterior of the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, we are one step closer to completing a center for innovation ...

  • Scripps in the News

    Relief for Agonizing Facial Pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia

    In Scripps Health’s latest “Savvy Patient” article in the UT San Diego, Kenneth Ott, M.D., offers insights into a painful nerve disorder called trigeminal neuralgia. The condition causes sudden and excruciating pain to one side of the face. Because it is relatively rare and can be difficult to ...

  • Scripps in the News

    Single-Site Gallbladder Surgery Means Fewer Scars, Faster Recovery

    More than 1 million Americans undergo gallbladder surgery every year. Yet relatively few people even really understand what the gallbladder does—or why it would need to be removed. Recently, a new robotic operating platform for removing the gallbladder has enabled surgeons to use a single incision ...

  • News Releases

    Sorting Through the Prostate Cancer Predicament

    September is national prostate cancer awareness month, a time to sort through what has become one of the most confusing areas for men to navigate in health care. With controversial screening guidelines, uncertainty about whether to undergo treatment and multiple medical procedures from which to ...

  • Scripps in the News

    Scripps Doctor Discusses Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment

    Scripps Clinic radiation oncologist Carl Rossi, MD, provided expert guidance to men about prostate cancer screening and care on the KUSI Morning News. Prostate cancer is one of the most confusing areas of health care to navigate today, so men need to understand all of their options to arrive at the ...

  • News Releases

    New Ovarian Cancer Research Aims to Spot Relapses Earlier

    Ovarian cancer is among the hardest forms of cancer to diagnose, with no reliable screening tests and few symptoms. Most tumors are discovered at very late stages, when survival rates are relatively low. And many ovarian cancer patients do not respond completely to standard chemotherapy. But a new ...

    • Tuesday, August 27th, 2013