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Health and Wellness | April 25, 2024

Fatherhood Fuels Doctor’s Passion for Care and Learning

Leonard Sokol, MD, sits at the playground with his son.
Fatherhood drives Dr. Leonard Sokol’s passion for learning and patient care. The Scripps neurologist is the father of two young children.
Scripps in the News | April 25, 2024

Rising Threat: Health Care Workers Facing Increased Violence

Health care works participate in de-escalation of violence training.
Scripps has boosted hospital safety training and played a key role in forming a regional task force to address hospital violence.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2024

BVN Ablation: Innovative Back Pain Relief

An older couple enjoy a stroll by the water with less back pain thanks to a new minimally invasive procedure.
Kevin Barrette, MD, a pain medicine specialist, sheds light on BVN ablation, a new minimally invasive procedure for chronic back pain.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2024

Unlocking Relief: How Acupuncture Eases Pain

A woman rests comfortably as an acupuncture provider presses a needle into her forehead to relieve migraine pain.
Learn how this ancient, natural remedy can provide relief from recurring migraines and chronic back pain without the use of narcotics.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2024

5 Ways to Make Exercise More Fun

A young woman dances in her living room with headphones on.
Upgrade your workout gear, embrace outdoor activities, invite friends to join you and other tips to turn fitness into fun, not work.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2024

Caring for Your Child’s Injury: Urgent Care or ER?

A mom and her young daughter go the doctor after a soccer injury.
Your child gets injured. Urgent care or the ER? Maybe, treatment at home? Learn how to tell severity of injury and what to do.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2024

New Digital Health Options Ease Access to Care

A woman sits at a table while she meets with her doctor virtually on a laptop computer and discusses medication.
What’s new: patient on-demand video visits with primary care doctor, online scheduling and wait time checks at HealthExpress sites.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2024

8 Healthy Mexican Food Tips

Scripps Health family medicine physician Dr. Angela Ochoa offers suggestions to turn your favorite Mexican recipes into healthy meals, including foods to avoid.
Health and Wellness | April 23, 2024

How Clinical Trials Transform Medicine

Darryl D’Lima, MD, PhD, director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, SCORE, Scripps Clinic.
Clinical trials drive innovation and enhance patient care. Scripps is making strides with 90 ongoing trials and past breakthroughs.
Health and Wellness | April 23, 2024

9 Easy Tips to Kickstart Your Spring Wellness Routine

A young woman rejoices in a field of yellow flowers.
Spring is prime for health resets. Follow our tips. Prioritize self-care, improve your diet, schedule an annual checkup and more.