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Hoag Opens Dedicated Center for Researching, Developing and Implementing XR
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, the medical services provider in Orange County, California, USA, has opened a new center dedicated to the application of extended reality (XR) technology in healthcare. The Hoag Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutics, located inside Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Newport Beach campus, is a testament to the potential … Read More
Hoag Hospital Welcomes Renowned Physicians to its Staff
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach has welcomed three new physicians to its staff. Antonio Castaneda, M.D., a fellowship-trained and widely published gynecologic oncologist, has joined Hoag Gynecologic Oncology, while Hoag has welcomed Tse-Ling Fong, M.D., FACP, FAASLD, as director of the Hoag Liver Program and Caroline Hwang, M.D. as director of the … Read More
Telehealth’s Role in Cardiology? Thoughts from 3 Specialty Leaders
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of telehealth across many healthcare specialties, including cardiology. However, there are some differing views about the extent of its use in the specialty. Here are quotes related to telehealth’s use in cardiology from three cardiologists, taken from recent episodes of Becker’s cardiology and heart surgery podcast. Jeffrey Kuvin, MD. Senior … Read More
Christina Applegate Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
Photo courtesy: The New York Times Dr. Yasir Jassam, a board-certified neurologist at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, CA. Award-winning actress Christina Applegate revealed on social media that she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going,” wrote Applegate in a tweet. Multiple … Read More
Pregnancy and the COVID Vaccine: What Expecting Mothers Should Know
“Is it safe for a pregnant woman to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?” This is the biggest question being asked of OB/GYNs right now. The short answer is “yes.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine have come out with strong recommendations that pregnant and lactating women receive … Read More
Commentary: The Hospital that Treated the First Known COVID-19 Patient in the State Sees a Silver Lining
As the world opens up again, many of us are starting to imagine life after COVID-19. But for some survivors of the disease, life will not return to “normal” for months, or even years. Many people who suffered severe illness went on to experience post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), a set of physical problems that include … Read More
Hoag joins Scripps for Zoom Lifeguard Education Conference
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian & Scripps Health will be presenting the virtual 2021 Southern California Lifeguard Education Conference which will include presentations by California’s best lifeguards and medical professionals. The conference is planned for Wednesday, July 14 from 7-9 p.m. via Zoom. Presentation topics include: –Ed Vodrazka, California S.P.P.O. Lifeguard – Retired will serve as Master … Read More
Why Telehealth in Cardiology is a Double-Edged Sword, Per Hoag’s Dr. Subbarao Myla
Setting the expectations too high for telehealth’s expansion in cardiology could have unintended consequences, says Subbarao Myla, MD, director of the cardiovascular catheterization laboratories at Newport Beach, Calif.,-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Jeffrey M Cantor Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Myla recently joined Becker’s cardiology podcast to discuss how heart care may evolve in the … Read More
Hoag Neurosciences Seeks Patients In Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial
Hoag Hospital’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute is enrolling patients in a Phase III clinical trial, TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2, which investigates the efficacy and safety of an investigational treatment aimed at the early symptom phase of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The investigational treatment targets and removes deposited amyloid plaque, which is one of the two signature markers of … Read More
Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Selected to Participate in Study of Pioneering Surgical Epilepsy Treatment
For nearly 50 years, there were few options for patients who suffer from medication-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy. The most effective procedure was temporal lobectomy, a highly invasive surgery that involves removing a large section of the brain and can result in loss of vision, speech, memory, and neurocognitive abilities. The SLATE clinical trial will study … Read More