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Scripps in the News | August 27, 2014

Scripps Clinic Dermatologists Provide Free Skin Cancer Screenings

Scripps dermatologists turned the Mission Beach Lifeguard Station into a mini-clinic to provide free skin cancer screenings to lifeguards and firefighters.
Scripps in the News | August 5, 2013

Managing the Risks of High Blood Pressure

In a “Savvy Patient” article in the UT San Diego, Dr. Jennifer Neff explains risks that can lead to high blood pressure and its serious consequences.
Richard Perez is Scripps Green Hospital's 500th liver transplant patient.
Patient Stories | December 21, 2011

Liver Transplant Gives Man a Second Chance at Life

Scripps Health patient Richard Perez overcomes liver disease with the help of a liver transplant at Scripps Green Hospital.
Patient Stories | July 13, 2011

Offering Protection from Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Rhina and Hector Paredes created the Eric Paredes Safe a Life Foundation after their son's death to help prevent sudden cardiac arrest.
Patient Stories | May 1, 2011

Scripps Cancer Patient Honored at Padres Game

Michelle Reyes of Chula Vista used social networking to help raise awareness and resources for cancer after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
News Releases | April 27, 2011

Scripps Health and County Agencies Partner on Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Scripps Health is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other community and law enforcement organizations to help prevent pill abuse.
A woman and a horse outdoors.
Patient Stories | February 23, 2011

Woman Finds Care She Needs for Rare Connective Tissue Disease

Scripps Health patient Paula Procell decided to pursue both complementary and alternative medicine to treat polymyositis, a connective tissue disease.
Scripps in the News | November 15, 2010

The Savvy Patient - Emergency Department or Urgent Care?

In this installment of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s “Savvy Patient” column, Scripps Health provides insights into where to go when care is needed.
Scripps recently invited San Diegans to share their personal medical comeback stories. These local residents overcame illnesses and returned to the activities they love, with the help of their Scripps physicians.
Patient Stories | September 28, 2010

Active Scripps Patients Score Comebacks

San Diego residents and Scripps Health patients share how medical teams worked to help them overcome challenges including leukemia, diabetes and breast cancer.
Health and Wellness | September 2, 2010

Advancements in Heart Care Available at Scripps

Scripps Clinic interventional cardiologist Curtiss Stinis provides an overview of cardiac interventional procedures, including minimally invasive options.