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A little more than a year ago, as a new school year approached, excited soon-to-be kindergartener, Charlotte Warmington, visited her doctor for routine immunizations, to which she had some seemingly insignificant reactions. However, these minor side effects to her shots were soon followed by a variety of a larger issues including leg pain, fainting at … Read More

What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease caused by high blood sugar, and sugar is in many of the foods we must eat to survive. After food is consumed, our body takes its nutrients and breaks it down into carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Carbohydrates turn into sugar that is then used as energy for our … Read More

If you’re experiencing pelvic floor problems such as involuntary loss of urine or pain in your delicate areas, you’re not alone. Women don’t want to talk about incontinence or pain, but if you’ve worked up the courage to talk to someone about it, the odds are you’ve probably heard the phrase, “Just do your Kegels.” … Read More

Imagine being told that the gold-standard technology that millions of women depend on to detect breast cancer may not work for you. For most young women, as well as a subset of older women, this scenario played out March 1 when a new California law went into effect requiring radiologists to inform women if they … Read More

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Hoag) and Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have announced a partnership that establishes a new comprehensive cancer and oncology services program for Orange County at Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Hoag and USC also announce the hiring of Burton L. Eisenberg, M.D., as executive medical director of the … Read More

On a recent Saturday, I walked through the OC Fairgrounds looking at the 3,500 or so classic cars featured at the 14th annual Cruisin’ for a Cure. The event raised awareness for prostate cancer, and that’s where I ran into Beverly Hills attorney Mark Eskander. His classic 1957 Continental Mark II displayed a sign in … Read More

Dr. Lisa Guerra was featured on the Los Angeles Times and explains how the focus of breast cancer treatment has evolved and can now be tailored to each patient’s diagnoses and circumstances. 

When Dick and Mary Allen’s granddaughter, Hannah, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 2, it altered the course of their lives. Knowing the gravity of the condition, the Allens committed to learning everything they could about the disease and what would be needed to care for Hannah. Most importantly, they also … Read More

Newport Beach’s Hoag Breast Center was recently recognized as a “Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence,” and is encouraging the community to be proactive during Breast Cancer Awareness Month by partaking in local events, the hospital announced Wednesday. Hoag Breast Center’s recognition was made by the National Quality Measures for Breast Center Program, an internet … Read More

Hoag Family Cancer Institute introduced a new surgical robot to community members last month, which is used during minimally invasive procedures. The daVinci robot was unveiled at an event in September, to coincide with Prostate Awareness Month. According to hospital officials, the daVinci robot is used for a variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures including … Read More