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It's not every day that 11-year-olds get to perform surgery. Or rather, perform surgical simulations with state-of-the-art equipment. But Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach opened its doors last week to nine south Orange County preteens who had won awards at the VEX World Championships in Louisville, Ky., in April. The students were part of two … Read More

Killing cancer with chemotherapy has been compared to lighting a candle with a blowtorch. You’ll definitely get that wick lit, but you’ll also render everything around the candle into smoldering heap of cinders. Today, thankfully, that is changing. Advances in chemotherapy are allowing oncologists to target the disease without weakening the rest of the body. … Read More

Newport Beach-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by Milford, Ohio-based DNV GL Healthcare USA Inc. Hoag said it's the second DNV GL certified hospital in California and the first hospital in Orange County to receive the accreditation. Comprehensive stroke centers represent the most advanced stroke treatment available in … Read More

Taking a “medical food” product (CerefolinNAC, Nestlé Health Science–Pamlab, Inc) to treat hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) may delay the rate of brain atrophy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD), new research suggests. In a study of 67 participants, those with both HHcy and ADRD who took the L-methylfolate, methylcobalamin, and Nacetylcysteine product for 2 … Read More

If you drive past an urgent care every day and still don’t know what they are, you’re not alone. A decade ago, the emergency room was the catch- all place where people would go when something – anything – was wrong after hours. Headaches. Flu symptoms. Sprained ankles. It was all taken care of in … Read More

Just by virtue of their gender, all women are at risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Knowing your individual risk can make all the difference. That is why Hoag Breast Center in Irvine now offers the Hoag Early Risk Assessment (HERA) program, which goes beyond screening mammograms to give women the in-depth information they … Read More

Some in the medical field are trumpeting a “watch-and-wait” approach to early-stage breast cancer, leaving women with a misunderstanding of the best possible treatment options available. Ductal carcinoma in situ is the presence of cancer cells inside the milk ducts of the breast, and is commonly referred to early-stage, or Stage 0, breast cancer. Cancer … Read More

More than 3,000 people attended the grand opening of Hoag’s new health center across from its Irvine hospital on Saturday, according to the company. Hoag gave out 1,390 free flu shots as part of the coinciding health and wellness fair. Designed to complement the adjacent hospital, the Hoag Health Center Irvine on Sand Canyon Avenue … Read More

Hoag was named one of the Best Hospitals in Orange County in the “2016 Best of Orange County” list from the Orange County Register. This is the twenty-first year Hoag has been named. Originally envisioned in Newport Beach in 1944 by the Rev. Raymond Brahams and congregants of the Presbyterian church and one physician, the … Read More

The Experience at Hoag Health Center Irvine is Built Around Each Patient, Beginning from the Moment They Walk Through the Door. In planning Hoag Health Center Irvine at Sand Canyon, officials sought to deepen Hoag’s already renowned patient experience, in which treatment and follow-up services are seamlessly integrated across the entire broad patient-care continuum. Key … Read More