In The News
Consider Vaccines, Repellents and Other Precautions Before Traveling Overseas This Summer
Small talk during the course of an office visit sometimes turns to the topic of summer vacation plans. My patients might be seeing me for nausea, but when they tell me about their upcoming trips to distant locales, I’m the one who turns green. Envy aside, I want them to enjoy their excursions to the … Read More
Hoag Becomes Exclusive Health Care Provider to OC Soccer Club
Hoag signed on as “exclusive health care provider” to the Orange County Soccer Club. The Hoag logo debuted on the professional soccer team’s jerseys during a match against the Seattle Sounders 2 on June 24 at Orange County Great Park. Hoag also provides “comprehensive health care services on and off the field” for the club’s … Read More
Precision Medicine
Hoag named Dr. Michael Demeure program director of precision medicine, a new program focused on tailoring cancer treatment options for each patient. He’ll lead strategy and development of the program, identify partners, develop a Hoag molecular tumor board, and assess software development. Hoag Family Cancer Institute now utilizes genomic profiling, a system “previously only accessible … Read More
Hospital's Quest for Heart Pump Device Ends Just in Time for Dying Teenager
The teenager splurted blood. His skin went gray. His ear lobes turned blue. He had collapsed on the floor of his garage while his parents were out walking the dog. The right side of his heart had broken down, causing arrhythmia. On Nov. 11, 2016, just before noon, a sudden death event was happening in … Read More
CT Technology Increases Health Care Value
As we await the Senate’s iteration of a revamped health care bill, much of the pushback from the public has focused on health care access, while most of the House Republicans’ actions centered on health care cost. What is missing from the conversation is any consideration of health care value. What is health care value? … Read More
Learn to Judge the Seriousness of a Wound Before Seeking Treatment
People ask me daily when they need to see a doctor for a wound, but the real question is how deep is the wound and how long ago did you receive it? To understand how a wound is supposed to heal, search your knees. All evidence of the scrapes and scabs of childhood are likely … Read More
Forgetfulness or Alzheimer's? A Simple Memory Test Can Help Ease Your Fears
Five minutes into a test for memory, I’m pretty sure I’m really dumb, I’ve lost my mind — or both. Yeah, yeah, I know based on some of my columns some would vote both. But cut me some slack. Unknown to many people — like me — the earlier Alzheimer’s disease is detected, the better … Read More
How an Orange County Doctor is Slowing Alzheimer's Progression in this Patient
Like his father before him and millions of others, Ted Esau’s brain started to deteriorate in his late-50s. Plaque was building up. Part of his brain was starting to shrink. Although invisible to everyone including himself, the first stages of Alzheimer’s disease were beginning to take hold. But following a program of healthy eating, exercise, … Read More
Hoag Hospital Irvine Emergency Room Expansion
Hoag Hospital Irvine on Monday, May 15, kicked off construction that will expand its emergency department by nearly five times, in addition to renovating the existing facilities. The hospital will add 13,500 square feet of new space adjacent to the current 3,600 square feet. Hoag officials said the growing Irvine population has outpaced the capacity … Read More
Hoag National Nurses Week Celebration Continues
Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto was selected as Nurse of the Year at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian as part of the organization’s National Nurses Week celebration. for her role as a patient advocate to improve care and outcomes. Going above and beyond the call of duty, Mary Jane holds herself and her peers to the highest … Read More