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News Releases | January 19, 2014

American College of Healthcare Execs. Bestows Highest Honor on Scripps CEO

Scripps Health CEO Chris Van Gorder posing for a photo
Scripps President and CEO Chris Van Gorder will be honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives at their 57th Congress on Healthcare Leadership.
Scripps in the News | January 15, 2014

Surging Flu Levels Crowding San Diego County Hospitals

Hospital emergency room sign
Scripps Mercy Hospital Medical Director Davis Cracroft, MD, discussed surging flu levels in San Diego in a San Diego U-T article.
News Releases | January 15, 2014

Scripps Health Ranked in Top 25 of Fortune Magazine’s National ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’

Scripps Health has been named among the top 25 employers in the nation by Fortune magazine for 2014.
News Releases | January 15, 2014

Scripps Health Offers Tips As Flu Surges in San Diego County

Scripps encourages people to get their flu shot
Use these basic tips from Scripps Health to avoid the flu and to deal with it if it strikes, from vaccination to hand washing and when to see a doctor.
Scripps in the News | January 15, 2014

No Cure for COPD; Treatment Available

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common lung diseases in adults.
Scripps Health pulmonologist Joseph Mizzell, MD, spoke with the San Diego U-T about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms and treatment.
Scripps in the News | January 15, 2014

NIH Director Calls Scripps Research "Amazing Stuff"

ZIO patch, a small adhesive wireless device, designed to detect abnormal and potentially dangerous heart rhythms, was tested by Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI).
A heart arrhythmia study by the Scripps Translational Science Institute was recently highlighted in the NIH director's blog.
Scripps in the News | January 14, 2014

Scripps Researcher Praises $1,000 Genome Breakthrough

Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, MD, discussed a new DNA mapping system that can sequence the human genome for only $1,000.
Health and Wellness | January 13, 2014

Top 5 Wellness Stories of 2013

Scripps Health recaps the 2013 top 5 wellness stories.
Read what you may have missed in 2013 about eating right, taking care of your body and enjoying a happy, healthy life.
Scripps in the News | January 13, 2014

Scripps Researchers Closing in on Heart Attack Blood Test

Researchers with Scripps Clinic and The Scripps Research Institute have laid the groundwork for creating a blood test to predict heart attacks.
Scripps in the News | January 7, 2014

Mending a Broken Heart with Stem Cells

New clinical study, "Allstar", is testing cardiac stem cells ability to boost the heart’s natural ability to perform minor repairs.
A new stem-cell study, led by Scripps cardiologist Richard Schatz, MD, may regenerate dead heart muscle after a heart attack — previously thought impossible.