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Food and Drug Administration’s recent clearance of the AliveCor smartphone ECG device for detecting atrial fibrillation. What mobile health (mHealth) technology will become ubiquitous over the next five years?
Scripps in the News | August 21, 2014

Scripps Cardiologist Applauds FDA Clearance of Smartphone Device

Scripps Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, MD, applauded the FDA's recent clearance of the AliveCor smartphone ECG device for detecting atrial fibrillation.
Scripps in the News | August 20, 2014

Scripps Encinitas Devotes Nearly $50 Million to North County Programs

The Coast News covered Scripps investments in community benefit programs and services through Scripps Memorial Hospital of $47.7 million for fiscal year 2013.
Scripps in the News | August 19, 2014

Scripps Clinic Doctor Offers Tips to Stay Safe in the Summer Heat

Scripps Clinic family medicine specialist John Dawkins, MD, shared tips on how to prevent heat stroke and heat exhaustion during the hot summer months.
Scripps in the News | August 19, 2014

Smartphones Could Hold Key to Medicine's Future

Scripps chief academic officer Eric Topol, MD, says apps and devices will change how patients interact with health care providers and receive care.
Steven Steinhubl, MD, Scripps Health's director of digital medicine.
Scripps in the News | August 19, 2014

Scripps Digital Health Director Featured in Consumer Reports

Scripps director of digital medicine, Steven Steinbuhl, MD, chimes in on a Consumer Report article about the effectiveness of wireless health devices.
Scripps Health patient, Kim Goodsell, discovers a connection of her medical conditions through genetic testing.
Scripps in the News | August 18, 2014

Scripps Patient Who Cracked Genetic Disease Link Profiled by Science Website

A Scripps patient who identified a genetic link between two conditions thought to be separate was profiled by a science website and the Huffington Post.
Scripps Health CEO Chris Van Gorder posing for a photo
Scripps in the News | August 17, 2014

Scripps CEO's Book on Leadership to be Published in November

Scripps President and CEO Chris Van Gorder describes his upcoming management book as a personal story with management lessons he's learned.
Parkinson’s disease is much more than a mobility issue.
News Releases | August 14, 2014

Scripps Shares the Facts About Parkinson’s Disease

Melissa Houser, M.D., a neurologist at Scripps Clinic, says depression is one of the first non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease and should be evaluated.
Scripps in the News | August 12, 2014

Scripps Wireless Health Researcher Offers Tips to App, Device Developers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recently turned Eric Topol, MD at Scripps Health for advice on designing wireless sensors and apps.
Scripps in the News | August 12, 2014

Roots of San Diego Science Hub Linked to Scripps Facilities, Researchers

Scripps Health has played an important role in the evolution of San Diego's Torrey Pines Mesa scientific hub since 1924.