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A group of diverse senior adults smile and laugh in an outdoor setting.
Health and Wellness | November 25, 2024

Prioritize Your Heart Health

Be proactive with your heart health by managing your weight and seeking comprehensive care if you’re at risk or have heart disease.
Thumbnail for video podcast featuring Dr. Chichakli discussing prostate cancer.
Health and Wellness | November 25, 2024

Diagnosing and Treating Prostate Cancer (video/podcast)

Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men. It's highly treatable when caught early. Urologist Ramsey Chachikli explains diagnosis and treatments.
Avocado toast, vanilla chia seed pudding and a tropical smoothie set on a festive holiday decorated table.
Health and Wellness | November 25, 2024

Healthy Holiday Recipe: Tasty Brunch Ideas

Holiday brunches can be light and tasty. Try Chef Anne-Marie Coulon's recipes for avocado toast, vanilla chia pudding and a tropical smoothie.
Two adults smile as they get ready to ride an ATV each wearing a helmet with a desert landscape in the background.
Health and Wellness | November 22, 2024

ATV Safety Tips: Preventing Injuries

Off-road vehicle accidents, including ATVs, can cause serious injuries. Learn how to prevent them and how to respond when they happen.
A middle-aged man rests his head on his arm looking sad.
Health and Wellness | November 22, 2024

What Is Broken Heart Syndrome?

Also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, this temporary condition can result from severe stress and causes chest pain and shortness of breath.
Providers in the emergency room caring for a patient who has suffered trauma.
Health and Wellness | November 22, 2024

Scripps Bolsters Military Medical Training

For decades, Scripps has been training Navy physicians before they are deployed in trauma and emergency care and other specialties.
Bahrom Firozgary, MD, sports medicine physician at Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, smiles on the basketball court as he balances a basketball on his finger.
Health and Wellness | November 22, 2024

Sports Medicine Doctor Applies Lessons From Playing Career

Bahrom Firozgary, MD, credits his success as a sports medicine physician to teamwork and other lessons he learned playing college basketball.
A young black woman lies in bed having trouble falling asleep.
Health and Wellness | November 22, 2024

Is Winter Throwing Off Your Sleep?

Shorter winter days can disrupt sleep and contribute to seasonal depression. Fortunately, you can fix good sleep habits.
Scripps residents look at a chest X-ray during their Graduate Medical Education program in San Diego. A photo of residents from the early days is also displayed.
Health and Wellness | November 22, 2024

Scripps Graduate Medical Education: Training Tomorrow's Physicians

Scripps has a long history of hands-on clinical training for future physicians. Graduates now practicing medicine share their experience.
Dennis Higginbottom, 76, an ex-smoker is back on the tennis court after Scripps Cancer Center's lung cancer screening program worked to help detect lung cancer early.
Patient Stories | November 22, 2024

Ex-Smoker Gets Lifesaving Lung Cancer Screening at Scripps

Dennis Higginbottom, 76, credits lung cancer screening at Scripps for saving his life. Scripps program has screened more than 1,000.