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Cardiologist Thomas Heywood, MD, and patient Darla Calvet sat down with San Diego Health host Susan Taylor to discuss how Calvet overcame heart failure with help from a heart device known as LVAD.
Health and Wellness | May 22, 2018

LVAD Buys Time, Saves Lives When Heart Failure Strikes (video)

A heart device known as LVAD helped keep Scripps patient Darla Calvet alive while she waited for a heart transplant to overcome her heart failure condition.
The interatrial shunt device is an experimental device designed to relieve symptoms from heart failure.
News Releases | May 18, 2018

Scripps Enrolls First Local Patient for Heart Failure Device Trial

Scripps enrolled the first local patient in an international clinical trial of an interatrial shunt device designed to relieve heart failure symptoms.
Imad Dandan, MD, a trauma surgeon at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, discussed injury prevention during a May Trauma Awareness news segment on KUSI. Scripps La Jolla is scheduled to host the Fifth Annual Trauma Awareness on Saturday, May 19.
Scripps in the News | May 17, 2018

Trauma Expert Raises Awareness About Preventable Injuries

Imad Dandan, MD, a trauma surgeon at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, recently went on KUSI to raise awareness about preventable injuries.
Walter Biffl, MD, trauma surgeon, is interviewed by an NBC 7 reporter, urging caution this Thursday when bike enthusiasts participate in National Bike to Work Day. Dr. Biffl offered tips to prevent trauma injuries.
Scripps in the News | May 15, 2018

Scripps Trauma Expert Urges Caution for Bike to Work Day

A Scripps trauma expert recently went on TV to urge bicycle enthusiasts to be cautious on National Bike to Work Day, offering tips to avoid trauma injuries.
Three multi-generational women looking and feeling healthy.
Health and Wellness | May 15, 2018

Protecting Women’s Health in Their 30s, 40s and 50s

Women’s health needs are ever changing. Learn ways to stay healthy in your 30s, 40s and 50s by staying of top of your health exams.
Scripps Memorial La Jolla, San Diego.
Scripps in the News | May 4, 2018

Scripps La Jolla Makes 100 Great Hospitals in America List

Becker's Hospital Review included Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on its annual list of "100 Great Hospitals in America."
Health and Wellness | May 1, 2018

How the Watchman Implant Is Helping People with AFib (podcast)

Scripps cardiologist Douglas Gibson and his patient, David Brush discuss how the Watchman heart device came to be the right solution for Brush, who has AFib.
Scripps honored its volunteer pet therapy teams during National Volunteer Week. A pet volunteer is featured in photo taken at Scripps La Jolla.
Scripps in the News | April 18, 2018

Pet Therapy Teams Honored

During National Volunteers Week, Scripps honored its pet therapy teams with an event at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Scripps honored its volunteer pet therapy teams during National Volunteer Week. A pet volunteer is featured in photo taken at Scripps La Jolla.
Scripps in the News | April 18, 2018

Pet Therapy Teams Honored

During National Volunteers Week, Scripps honored its pet therapy teams with an event at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Health and Wellness | April 17, 2018

When Is It Time to Get Hip Replacement Surgery? (podcast)

Christine Burke suffered hip pain for years until she was referred to Dr. Rina Jain, an orthopedic surgeon at Scripps La Jolla who performed a hip replacement.