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Learn more about Scripps Health in San Diego through our news center. Using the filters below, you can find news releases, wellness articles, patient stories, health tips from our physicians and highlights of recent media coverage.
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Health and Wellness
Can Food Heal?
Certain foods can help you heal from injury and prevent disease. Learn about anti-inflammatory foods and how they help reduce inflammation.
- Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
- Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, Scripps Clinic
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Health and Wellness
How to Pick a Pediatrician Before Your Baby Is Born (video)
Pediatricians provide care to children from birth through adolescence. But how do expectant parents choose the right pediatrician? An experienced...
- Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
- Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Scripps Clinic
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Health and Wellness
What Is a Hernia? (video)
Adam Fierer, MD, a general surgeon at Scripps, discusses the many types of hernias, causes, symptoms and treatments.
- Friday, September 14th, 2018
- Hospitals
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Health and Wellness
Colorectal Cancer: Why You Shouldn’t Put Off Getting Screened (podcast)
Why has the recommended age to get a colorectal cancer screening been lowered to 45? This cancer is deadly but preventable if caught early via screenings.
- Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
- Scripps Clinic, Hospitals
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Health and Wellness
Got a Pain in the Neck? Get Help!
Neck pain can cause debilitating discomfort, but your doctor may have suggestions for treatment including massage, acupuncture, physical therapy or surgery.
- Friday, September 7th, 2018
- Scripps Clinic, Hospitals
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Health and Wellness
What Is Thyroid Disease? (video)
Scripps endocrinologist Matthew Levine, MD, briefly explains thyroid disease, why it occurs, its symptoms and how it is treated.
- Friday, September 7th, 2018
- Scripps Clinic
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Health and Wellness
Colorectal Cancer Facts, Symptoms, and Why Screenings Save Lives (video)
The survival rate for colorectal cancer is high when caught early through screening. Learn why colonoscopies are recommended to detect colon or rectal cancer.
- Tuesday, September 4th, 2018
- Scripps Clinic, Hospitals
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Health and Wellness
6 Ways to Cut 500 Calories a Day
Learn how you can lose weight with these simple tips from a Scripps Health primary care physician for staying active and cutting 500 calories a day.
- Thursday, August 30th, 2018
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center
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Health and Wellness
Who Is a Candidate for Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatric surgery may be an option for weight reduction when dieting and exercising are unsuccessful and other health issues are involved. Are you eligible?
- Wednesday, August 29th, 2018
- Scripps Clinic
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Health and Wellness
Birth Plans: Labor Preferences for Delivering Your Baby
Scripps Health offers suggestions for thinking about and developing your birth plan, including environmental preferences, positioning and pain management.