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News Releases | November 2, 2011
FDA Approves First Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Placed Without Open-Heart Surgery
The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved the first catheter-based aortic heart valve replacement without the need for open-heart surgery in the U.S.
News Releases | October 31, 2011
A. Brent Eastman Named President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons
Dr. A Brent Eastman, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, was named president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
News Releases | October 27, 2011
San Diego’s First Cyclotron Installed Oct. 28 at Scripps Proton Therapy Center
Scripps Proton Therapy Center installed San Diego's first cyclotron, one of only a handful of such proton therapy medical devices in the U.S.
Scripps in the News | October 26, 2011
Targeting Bladder Cancer With Robotic Surgery
In this video, patient Steve Jamison and surgeon Dr. Carol Salem explain how robotic surgery was used to remove bladder cancer and create a new bladder.
News Releases | October 25, 2011
University of Michigan Medical School Announces Creation of Eric J. Topol Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine
Scripps in the News | October 20, 2011
Living Kidney Transplant Transforms Two Lives
In this video, patient Mike Sedgwick talks about receiving a living kidney donation at Scripps from one of his congregation members, Gary Wasserman.
News Releases | October 17, 2011
New Scripps Research Study Seeks Causes of 'Mystery Diseases'
Scripps announced clinical research using genome sequencing to help identify causes of idiopathic human diseases: rare, serious conditions that defy diagnosis.
News Releases | October 16, 2011
Scripps Responds to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s Recently Published Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Screening
In response to the 2011 recommendations on prostate cancer testing, the medical directors of the Scripps Cancer Center have issued the following statement.
News Releases | October 11, 2011
Founder and Medical Director of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine Named 2011 Inner IDEA Inspiration Award Recipient
Founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine was honored with the Inner IDEA Inspiration Award at the 2011 Conference in La Jolla.
Scripps in the News | October 10, 2011
The Savvy Patient - Living kidney transplant: a gift of life
Scripps expert Randolph Schaffer, MD, provides insight on living kidney donation in a 2011 column of "Savvy Patient” in the San Diego Union-Tribune.