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A kind young female provider speaking and documenting their conversation with a male patient in a clinical setting.
Scripps in the News | November 21, 2025

Medi-Cal Cuts Threaten Urban Hospitals Like Scripps Mercy

While early focus was on cuts to rural hospitals, a domestic policy bill passed by Congress earlier this year, the risk to urban hospitals like Scripps Mercy...
Jing Wang smiles as he sets to tee off on the golf course after successful retina surgery at Scripps.
Patient Stories | November 20, 2025

Advanced Retina Surgery Helps Golfer See Clearly Again

Scripps ophthalmologists repaired Jing Wang’s detached retina, restoring clear vision and helping him return to the golf course with confidence.
Tatum Vedder smiles at a South Mission Beach volleyball court.
Patient Stories | November 20, 2025

Innovative Knee Repair Powers a Young Athlete’s Comeback

Innovative knee surgery at Scripps repaired severe injuries and helped young athlete Tatum Vedder return to the activities she loves.
A staff member checks settings on a robotic cart that helps deliver patient food in the hospital.
Health and Wellness | November 20, 2025

Robotic Carts Help Scripps Hospital Deliver Meals

TUG robots help Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla deliver meals, which helps free staff to focus on patients. Learn how robotic carts are being used.
A provider touches the forehead of a patients head who is lying on an exam table.
Health and Wellness | November 19, 2025

What Is Healing Touch Therapy?

Scripps offers Healing Touch and other holistic therapies to help ease pain and stress and support recovery alongside traditional care.
A group of people toast with non-alcoholic beverages sitting around a table.
Health and Wellness | November 19, 2025

How Cutting Back on Alcohol Improves Your Health

Going alcohol-free can improve digestion and sleep and lower risks for liver, heart and cancer, a Scripps gastroenterologist explains.
Advanced EOSedge imaging shows the front and side views of the spine with improved safety with less radiation.
Health and Wellness | November 19, 2025

Innovative Spine Imaging Enhances Safety and Precision

Advanced EOSedge imaging at Scripps improves spinal precision, safety and surgical planning with less radiation.
A male patient with gray hair smiles as the provider gets ready to use an ultrasound to monitor inflammatory bowel disease.
Health and Wellness | November 18, 2025

How Ultrasound is Transforming Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care

Scripps now uses ultrasound for faster, radiation-free monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to improve care.
Internist Yenny Lim, MD, provides primary care services through the Private Internal Medicine Center (PIMC) of Scripps Clinic, a concierge primary care practice.
Health and Wellness | November 18, 2025

Concierge Primary Care at Scripps Offers 24/7 Access

Scripps Clinic offers concierge primary care with extended visits, rapid access, 24/7 communication and personalized wellness-focused care.
A woman is outdoors dressed for a run with a continuous glucose monitor visible on her upper arm.
Health and Wellness | November 18, 2025

Can Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improve Your Fitness?

Developed for diabetes care, continuous glucose monitoring is now also used by people without diabetes for fitness. See what studies say.