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Health and Wellness | August 17, 2022

Bariatric Surgery Success Story: Elizabeth Mireles Riggs

Elizabeth Mireles Riggs lost more than 100 pounds with help from bariatric surgery. She shares her weight-loss success story at Scripps.
Health and Wellness | August 17, 2022

Innovations in Orthopedic Surgery

At Scripps, orthopedic surgeons can treat a wide range of conditions on an outpatient basis, including hip, knee, hand, spine.
A trauma team rushes a patient in a gurney down a hospital hallway.
Health and Wellness | August 16, 2022

What Is a Trauma Center?

Scripps operates two Level 1 trauma centers that provide highly specialized care to more than 3,500 critically injured patients every year.
Health and Wellness | August 16, 2022

Healthy Recipe: Spiced Cauliflower

Celebrity chef Brian Malarkey shares this healthy, flavorful recipe: cauliflower with spices and Mediterranean-style hummus.
Health and Wellness | August 9, 2022

Are Varicose Veins Dangerous? (podcast)

A Scripps vascular surgeon explains the causes and treatments for varicose veins, which are mostly harmless but can signal health issues.
Health and Wellness | August 8, 2022

How Does Catheter Ablation Correct an Irregular Heartbeat?

Catheter ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for heart arrhythmias. New advances on the horizon include pulsed field ablation.
Health and Wellness | August 2, 2022

What Is the Best Treatment for Varicose Veins? (video)

A Scripps vascular surgeon explains the signs, symptoms and treatments for varicose veins, including who's most at risk to get them.
Health and Wellness | July 27, 2022

What Is Croup?

Learn what to expect if your child becomes sick with croup, a common childhood viral infection that affects the upper airway.
Health and Wellness | July 26, 2022

Asthma: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments (podcast)

Scripps pulmonologist Steven Zhao explains the causes, symptoms and treatments of asthma, including trigger points and use of inhalers.
Health and Wellness | July 25, 2022

Debunking 7 First-Aid Myths

A Scripps family medicine physician debunks several first-aid myths and explains how to safely care for minor illnesses and injuries.