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A woman is smiling while shopping for Christmas gifts, her way of dealing with holiday stress.
Scripps in the News | December 21, 2018

Tips for Dealing with Holiday Stress

Tarane Sondoozi, a Scripps employee psychologist, offers tips to help cope with holiday stress in an article published in Prevention.com.
A man donating blood illustrates the importance of donating blood during the holiday season.
Scripps in the News | December 20, 2018

Trauma Survivor Raises Awareness on Importance of Blood Donations

Local TV sports anchor Kyle Kraska, who received care at Scripps after he was shot multiple times nearly four years ago, reunited with members of the trauma...
Jennifer D. Parker is a case worker at Scripps La Jolla who works trauma cases.
Scripps in the News | December 10, 2018

Scripps La Jolla Trauma Case Manager Recognized as Hero

Jennifer D. Parker, is a case worker at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla who works trauma cases and was recently profiled in San Diego Magazine as a hero...
Robert and Annabelle Villarreal were recently interviewed by KUSI host Lauren Phinney about the kidney transplant surgery that saved Annabelle's life.
Scripps in the News | December 6, 2018

Scripps Organ Transplant Patients Share Heartfelt Story

Robert and Annabelle Villarreal recently shared their inspiring organ-transplant story on KUSI. He donated a kidney to her. The transplant was performed at...
Scripps Health CEO and President Chris Van Gorder huddles with members of the second Scripps Medical Response Team before they head to Northern California to help with Camp Fire victims.
Scripps in the News | November 27, 2018

Second Scripps Medical Response Team Deploys to Help Camp Fire Survivors

Media today captured the departure the second Scripps Medical Response Team sent to Northern California to help care for Camp Fire victims.
Dr. Varuna Raiza, urogynecology, and San Diego Health host Susan Taylor discuss pelvic floor disorders.
Health and Wellness | November 26, 2018

Treatments for Bladder Incontinence and Other Pelvic Floor Disorders (video)

Bladder control problems, such as urinary incontinence, are very common among women. They are also very treatable. Varuna Raizada, MD, of Scripps Clinic...
Patient Stories | November 21, 2018

Woman Who Needs Kidney Transplant Learns Husband Is a Perfect Match

A San Diego woman receives a lifesaving kidney transplant at Scripps, after her husband of more than 20 years becomes her living kidney donor.
Mary Kalafut, MD, neurology, is featured in Susan Taylor San Diego Health podcast on causes, symptoms and treatments for stroke.
Health and Wellness | November 20, 2018

Stroke Types, Treatments and Why Time Is of the Essence (podcast)

Neurologist Mary Kalafut, MD, discusses the causes, symptoms and treatments for stroke in this podcast.
Matthew Price, MD, is an interventional cardiologist at Scripps Clinic, who uses the MitraClip seen in this photo to help fix leaky mitral heart valve.
Health and Wellness | November 19, 2018

What is a Mitral Valve? (video)

Matthew Price, MD, an interventional cardiologist, explains the role of the mitral valve in our hearts, how leaky valves occur and how a device known as the...
News Releases | November 19, 2018

Scripps Reports Opioid Prescription Sizes Fall by 25 Percent

Scripps Health has achieved a 25 percent reduction in the average number of tablets per opioid prescription ordered for patients at its hospitals and...