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Healthy Living orientation for diabetes care and prevention,
Scripps in the News | November 20, 2018

Scripps Expert Discusses Diabetes Care in Digital Age

Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, corporate vice president of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute recently appeared in a National Diabetes Education Program...
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...
The Scripps Medical Response Team has been deployed to help with the Camp Fire in Northern California.
News Releases | November 15, 2018

Scripps Medical Response Team Deploys to Camp Fire

The Scripps Medical Response Team has been deployed to Northern California to help provide medical care to victims and evacuees of the the Camp Fire.
Health and Wellness | November 14, 2018

Common Skin Issues and Treatments (video)

A Scripps dermatologist explains what causes common skin conditions, such as rosacea, psoriasis and adult acne, and treatments.
Health and Wellness | November 13, 2018

What Are the Causes, Symptoms and Treatments for Stroke? (video)

Mary Kalafut, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Clinic, explains the causes and treatments for stroke and why time is so critical when stroke symptoms arise.
Vivian Tran, MD, internal medicine, Scripps Clinic Mission Valley, is featured in Susan Taylor San Diego Health video discussing how to choose a primary care physician.
Health and Wellness | November 7, 2018

4 Things to Know When Looking for a Primary Care Doctor (video)

Vivian Tran, MD, an internal medicine physician at Scripps Clinic Mission Valley, offers tips on how to find the best primary care doctor for you.
Blog: Front-Line Leader | November 7, 2018

CEO Blog: Health Care Is on Agenda for New Congress

After months of polls, mailbox flyers, debates and seemingly endless commercials, the mid-term elections are over and the results are in.
A woman feels a silicone implant before breast augmentation surgery.
Health and Wellness | November 2, 2018

Am I a Good Candidate for Breast Augmentation? (video)

Salvatore Pacella, MD, a plastic surgeon at Scripps Clinic, explains who is a good candidate for cosmetic breast surgery and how breast augmentation...
Thomas Buchholz, MD, medical director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center was featured recently in the Rancho Santa Fe Review.
Scripps in the News | October 31, 2018

Scripps MD Anderson Medical Director Hailed as National Cancer Care Leader

Thomas Buchholz, MD, medical director of Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses his new role and the vision for the new cancer center at Scripps.