In The News
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
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
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
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
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
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
Primary Care Could Hold the Key to Preventing Alzheimer's Disease
To delay or prevent the onset of memory loss, talk to your doctor. It can really be that simple. Among the diseases that Americans fear most, Alzheimer’s and dementia consistently rank at the top of the list. What people don’t always realize is that many causes of memory loss are treatable and preventable, and the … Read More
Hoag is Using Virtual Reality for Preoperative, Intraoperative Neurosurgery
Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., is using virtual reality to plan and practice neurosurgery procedures. Neurosurgeon Robert Louis, MD, used the Surgical Theater technology over 1,000 times in the four years since it was adapted by the hospital. Visit Becker’s Spine Review to view the original article.
Living with the Effects of Dementia/Alzheimer's
Mona Lee Nesseth’s 85-year-old mother, Martha Nesseth, grew up in San Juan Capistrano, where she attended school at Mission San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa. In the 1950s, she obtained her cosmetology degree and was recruited by a well-known Lido Island beauty salon before moving to Toluca Lake, where her clients were entertainment celebrities and … Read More
Pharmacy's Nationwide Pull Zantac From Shelves
Novartis, the maker of Zantac, announced it would stop distributing the popular heartburn medication worldwide, and now several pharmacy chains have announced they would no longer sell the popular antacid. Hoag's Dr. Phoenix Nguyen spoke with KCAL-9 on the cancer causing ingredients found in Zantac. View the KCAL-9 broadcast here.