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    What if I Get Sick? Coronavirus Adds New Anxieties for Pregnant Women

    I hate crying in public. But there I was — 17 weeks pregnant with my first child — with tears streaming down my face as I stood among a crowd of anxious shoppers in a Long Beach Target. I had tried to push down that all-too-familiar lump that rises in my throat before the tears … Read More

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    Medical Workers Fear for Their Safety and Everyone Else's in Coronavirus Outbreak

    As anxiety over coronavirus rises, front-line medical workers fear for their own health and safety even as data suggests that hospitals — both locally and nationally — might not have enough beds to handle a surge in cases. Some health-care workers in close contact with COVID-19 patients complain that they still lack full-scale protective equipment … Read More

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    Hoag Receives Highest Nursing Credential with Prestigious Magnet Recognition

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has again attained Magnet recognition for its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. As part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program, this voluntary credentialing program is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. “Magnet recognition is a tremendous honor and is an incredible … Read More

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    Walk for Victory at TeWinkle Park Honored Rare Disease Day

    Having a rare genetic disease that you share with about one in 5,000 people could be isolating. But Christian D’Angelo feels like part of a community. His team at Hoag Health Network — doctors, nurses, specialists and staff from the Heart and Vascular Institute — will join him Saturday for the Southern California Walk for … Read More

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    How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Brain Surgery

    Brain surgery is getting smarter. The journal Nature Medicine recently published a study that found a new imaging technique that allows pathologists to diagnose brain tumors faster and more accurately than ever before. The study focused on Invenio Imaging technology’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) in making accurate diagnoses. So, will computers replace doctors? That’s … Read More

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    A Cardiologist's Advice to Women: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy and Happy

    One of the most important things to understand about heart health is that a woman’s needs change over time. Risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure and high cholesterol can become more important as a woman ages. Hypertension and high cholesterol are not things we may feel. This is why hypertension is called … Read More

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    Robotic Surgery Milestones for Hoag

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian completed its 15,000th robotic surgery and received a special designation, officials announced on Jan. 29. The local facility is one of the only hospitals in the nation to complete this volume of robotic surgery, according to officials. Hoag also recently received a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery designation from Surgical … Read More

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    Hoag Named One of Top 50 Hospitals for Ninth Year

    Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach was recently named one of America’s 50 best hospitals by Healthgrades.com. Hoag has received the distinction for nine consecutive years and is the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 50. To view the original Daily Pilot article, please click here.

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    Early Birds May Get the Worm but are Night Owls Actually the Ones Who are Wealthy and Wise?

    I am a night owl. Anyone who knows me is well aware of this fact. My husband, an early bird-type whose brain doesn’t function well past 9 p.m., but is annoyingly chipper around the time the sun rises, has learned the hard way not to try to engage me in any meaningful conversation before 9 … Read More