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    Hoag's Wellness Push on Display in Foothill Ranch

    Hoag Hospital plans to roll out one of the region’s largest and most ambitious preventive health and wellness centers early next year at a new location in Foothill Ranch. The nearly 40,000-square-foot Hoag Health Center Foothill Ranch facility will include everything from a tech-infused exercise studio with digital monitoring, healthy food and beverage options, brand-name … Read More

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    Unified Plan to Tackle Mental Health Concerns in OC

    A large cross section of Orange County healthcare and civic leaders expect a forthcoming $40 million facility in the city of Orange to mark the first step in a unified approach by the county toward combating mental health problems and treating drug abuse—and in doing so alleviating some of the area’s homelessness issues. Be Well … Read More

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    The 10 Most Common Postpartum Depression Symptoms, According to Moms

    A candid, open, and honest look at the struggles new moms go through when they suffer from postpartum depression. On the laundry list of mom-to-be and new-mom taboos, postpartum depression (PPD) has earned itself a spot on the very top. Despite being relatively common, postpartum depression is widely misunderstood. It affects as many as 10 … Read More

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    Hoag Doctor Named to Leadership Roles for Cardiology Group

    Dr. Dipti Itchhaporia, director of disease management for the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag Hospital, has been named the American College of Cardiology’s vice president for 2020-21 and will serve as president in 2021-22. The ACC is the leading medical society governing the practice of cardiology. “We are proud to congratulate … Read More

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    A Neurologist Explains Why Delaying School Start Time is Important

    Do teenagers know how to sleep? If you’re the parent of a teen, you might be laughing to yourself. That’s all they know how to do. In truth, teens (and their parents) might not know enough about how to sleep, when to sleep, and why. California recently became the first state to require most middle … Read More

  • Cancer

    New CDC Warnings Underscore How Vaping is Smoking 2.0

    One of the most galling aspects of vaping is not that the industry has targeted minors with candy-like flavors and names. Nor is it that vaping fluid often contains nicotine or THC (one of the principal psychoactive ingredients in cannabis). The most galling thing about vaping is that the industry has managed to convince 3.6 … Read More

  • Cancer

    Chargers Players Join Breast Cancer Survivors for Day of Yoga and Wellness

    The Los Angeles Chargers and Hoag Hospital partnered for a day of personal wellness Tuesday, Oct. 8, hosting a yoga session for 26 breast cancer survivors and their supporters on the practice field at Los Angeles Chargers Hoag Performance Center in Costa Mesa. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the cancer survivors and their … Read More

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    Hoag Becomes First OC Hospital to Offer New Heart Diagnostic Technology

    Using an innovative new technology, cardiologists from the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag discovered that doctors could safely rely on a non-invasive, artificial intelligence system to diagnose and plan a course of treatment for patients experiencing a potentially fatal heart disease. Hoag is the first hospital in Orange County to offer … Read More

  • Cancer

    Hoag Begins Cancer Research Study

    Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach is starting a research study to identify and characterize potential early disease markers for cancer diagnostics, cancer progression and treatment resistance, according to a news release. In partnership with Exosome Sciences, a subsidiary of Aethlon Medical Inc., scientists will study nanoparticles called exosomes in cancer patients and individuals at high … Read More