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A screen shot of an Ask the Expert video on knowing when to seek help for back pain.
Health and Wellness | May 7, 2019

How Do I Know If I Need Back Surgery? (video)

James Bruffey, MD, a spine surgeon at Scripps Clinic, explains how to tell when it is time to consider spine surgery to treat an ailing back.
Hugh Greenway, MD, a dermatologic surgeon at Scripps, discusses a study on sunscreen with CBS 8 News.
Scripps in the News | May 7, 2019

Scripps Skin Cancer Expert Discusses New Study on Sunscreen Absorption

Hugh Greenway, a dermatologist at Scripps, was featured on CBS 8, discussing a study that found how chemicals in sunscreen get into the bloodstream.
Scripps in the News | May 3, 2019

Scripps Cancer Patient Able to Walk Again After Innovative Procedure

10 News recently featured a bone cancer patient who nearly lost his ability to walk until a Scripps orthopedic surgeon operated on him using a new device.
Dr. Saima Lodhi is an internal medicine physician at Scripps Coastal Medical Center Hillcrest with a special interest in travel medicine.
Health and Wellness | April 30, 2019

Travel Health Tips for Your Next Trip Abroad (podcast)

A travel medicine expert advises people planning to travel abroad how to better prepare for a visit to a foreign country, including how to avoid illness.
Mark Shalauta, MD, a family medicine physician at Scripps Clinic, discussing measles outbreak with a local TV reporter.
Scripps in the News | April 29, 2019

Scripps Physicians Urge Public To Be Wary of Measles As Outbreaks Continue

Scripps Clinic primary care physicians recently took to the airwaves to warn people to be wary of measles, how it can spread and who should be vaccinated.
John Carson, MD, Scripps Health
Scripps in the News | April 26, 2019

Longtime Scripps Cardiologist John Carson Remembered

John C. Carson, a longtime Scripps cardiologist who passed away recently, remembered in a story in The San Diego Union-Tribune for his many achievements.
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Health and Wellness | April 26, 2019

What is Involved in Scar Revision?

People with scars who are concerned about their appearance have options available to minimize scars, including scar revision. A plastic surgeon at Scripps...
Dr. Saima Lodhi, internal medicine, travel medicine, and San Diego Health host Susan Taylor.
Health and Wellness | April 23, 2019

Tips for Safe and Healthy Travel Abroad (video)

Planning to do any international travel? Saima Lodhi, MD, an internal medicine physician at Scripps Coastal Medical Center, offers tips to help prevent...
Thomas Buchholz, MD, medical director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, goes over instructions with an oncology nurse before a patient receives CAT scan.
News Releases | April 22, 2019

Region’s First Clinic for Inflammatory Breast Cancer Launches

Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched San Diego County’s first clinic for treatment of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
Kevin Hamilton was recently elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
News Releases | April 16, 2019

Kevin Hamilton Elected to Scripps Board of Trustees

Investment management executive Kevin Thomas Hamilton has been elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees for a three-year term.