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Kristy Castillo, who has type 1 diabetes, is featured in photo after completing a marathon.
Scripps in the News | July 10, 2018

Scripps Diabetes Patient who Completed Marathon Featured in SD Magazine

Kristy Castillo, featured recently in SD magazine, is a Scripps diabetes patient who ran a marathon last year with help from a high-tech insulin pump device.
Mark Shaulata, MD., family medicine physician sits next to KUSI anchor Lauren Phinney after interview segment on the dangers of heat stroke.
Scripps in the News | July 10, 2018

Scripps Family Medicine Physician Shares Tips to Prevent Heat Stroke

A Scripps primary care physician went on KUSI recently to urge caution against heat stroke and to learn to identify the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.
Thomas Heywood, MD, treating LVAD heart patient Scott Fitzgerald
Scripps in the News | July 10, 2018

Scripps Heart Transplant Patient Lauds Use of LVAD to Keep Him Alive

Heart transplant patient Scott Fitzgerald was featured on 10News, Ivanhoe News, and San Diego Magazine explaining how the use of the LVAD helped save his life.
Sue Palmer is known as San Diego's Queen of Boogie Woogie. The Scripps patient and cancer survivor recently performed on KUSI as part of a preview for Cancer Survivors Day at Scripps La Jolla.
Scripps in the News | June 28, 2018

Musician and Cancer Survivor Sue Palmer Featured on KUSI

Sue Palmer, who is known as San Diego's Queen of Boogie Woogie, is a Scripps patient and cancer survivor who performed on KUSI recently.
Quincy is a koala at the San Diego Zoo who has diabetes and is being aided by a glucose continuous monitoring device, with help from Scripps.
Scripps in the News | June 26, 2018

Media Coverage: Scripps Helps Ailing Koala with Diabetes

Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, a Scripps endocrinologist is part of the care team for Quincy, a koala who has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Tarane Sondoozi is a Scripps psychologist and a breast cancer survivor who was recently featured in the La Jolla Light discussing her cancer journey.
Scripps in the News | June 22, 2018

Scripps Psychologist Shares Cancer Journey Story

Tarane Sondoozi is a Scripps employee psychologist who was recently featured in the La Jolla Light discussing her personal battle with breast cancer .
Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder, Thomas Buchholz, medical director Scripps MD Anderson, and James LaBelle, Scripps Health chief medical officer posed together at the 2018 Spinoff event that raised $2.4 million for cancer care.
Scripps in the News | June 19, 2018

Spinoff Raises $2.4 Million for Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center

The 27th annual Spinoff Gala raised $2.4 million to benefit the new Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The front of Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.
Scripps in the News | June 15, 2018

Spotlight on Scripps Encinitas Breast Cancer Support Group

The North Coast news recently profiled the breast cancer support group that meets at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.
Suanne Summers is a Scripps patient who underwent back surgery at Scripps and was featured in a story in the Del Mar Times on her return to ballroom dancing after spinal surgery.
Scripps in the News | June 13, 2018

Scripps Patient Back to Ballroom Dancing After Back Surgery

The Del Mar Times recently featured Scripps patient Suanne Summers, who is back to competitive ballroom dancing after spinal surgery at Scripps.
Kathy Guevara is the coordinator of the Scripps Mercy Outreach Surgical Team, which performs free corrective surgery for needy children in Mexico.
Scripps in the News | June 11, 2018

Profile: Scripps Mercy Outreach Surgical Team's Coordinator

Kathy Guevara, coordinator of Scripps Mercy Outreach Surgical Team was recently profiled in a story about the charity work the Scripps group conducts in Mexico.