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News Releases | January 2, 2017
New Chief of Staff Named at Scripps Mercy Hospital
The physicians at Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Hillcrest and Chula Vista have elected vascular surgeon Michael Sise, MD, as their new chief of staff.
News Releases | December 28, 2016
La Jolla Oncologist Elected to ASCO Board of Directors
Michael Kosty, M.D., medical director of Scripps Cancer Center at Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Clinic, has been elected to the board of directors of ASCO.
News Releases | December 27, 2016
Scripps First in West to Treat Heart Attack Patients with New Supersaturated Oxygen Therapy
A Scripps physician has become the first in the Western United States to treat heart attack patients with a new supersaturated oxygen therapy.
News Releases | December 11, 2016
Study Shows Aging Process Increases DNA Mutations in Important Type of Stem Cell
STSI looked at the effect of aging on induced pluripotent stem cells and found that genetic mutations increased with the age of the source cell donor.
News Releases | November 30, 2016
Pacific Bariatric Surgical Group Joins Scripps Clinic Medical Group
Pacific Bariatric Surgical Group has joined Scripps Clinic Medical Group in an agreement that expands Scripps’ surgical services in central San Diego.
News Releases | November 20, 2016
Scripps Rings in Holidays with Annual Candlelight Ball
Scripps ushers the holiday season with the 87th edition of Candlelight Ball. Proceeds will benefit surgical excellence at Scripps La Jolla.
News Releases | November 13, 2016
Scripps Clinic Cardiologist First on West Coast To Implant New FDA-Approved Heart Device
A Scripps Health patient has become the first on the West Coast to be implanted with the Amplatzer PFO Occluder.
News Releases | November 10, 2016
Health Net and Scripps Join Forces
Scripps Health and Health Net have joined forces and can now be found in Health Net's CommunityCare HMO network.
News Releases | October 24, 2016
Scripps Performs First Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement on Low-Risk Patient in San Diego County
Scripps Clinic cardiologists became the first in San Diego County to replace a failing aortic heart valve using a minimally invasive procedure.
News Releases | October 19, 2016
Scripps Awarded $2.9 Million NIH Grant to Study Text Messaging
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study text messaging.