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    How Patient Loyalty Supports Value-Based Care, Patient Wellness

    Building strong patient loyalty has become a key goal in an increasingly competitive healthcare industry. In order to survive amongst the numerous healthcare options on the market, healthcare organizations need to become patients’ trusted partners and their go-to confidante when they fall ill. That much has always been clear, according to Robert Braithwaite, the CEO … Read More

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    Not Sleeping? That May Make Your Social Life a Snooze

    Sleep loss is linked to everything from car accidents to weight gain. But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley has added another possible consequence of not getting enough sleep: loneliness. The study, published earlier this month in the journal Nature Communications, found that sleep-deprived people felt more lonely and less … Read More

  • Cancer

    Hoag First in So Cal to Perform Transoral Endoscopic Procedure

    Hoag is the first hospital in Southern California to perform the scarless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy procedure and is one of the first hospitals in the nation where this innovative technique is available. The minimally invasive approach eliminates visible scars by making three small incisions inside the mouth between the gum line and lower lip where … Read More

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    When Celebrities with Parkinson's Come Forward it Raises Awareness

    I recently found myself saying, “Finally.” I said this to others. I said it to myself. And many said it to me. When actor Alan Alda revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the Parkinson’s community let out a collective, “Finally.” To have an actor of such vigor, energy and zest for life reveal … Read More

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    Can Estrogen Help Protect Women Against Dementia?

    Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Chicago revealed some interesting research for women approaching menopause. New research has found a link between dementia and estrogen levels — the more estrogen a woman receives from pregnancy, for example, the less the risk of diseases like Alzheimer’s. Additionally, there’s new evidence that hormone replacement … Read More

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    New Study Finds Women Have Superior Memories, 40 Percent of Seniors Suffer Depression

    Mom always said my sisters had the best memories in the family and according to the latest science it turns out she was right. Sorry guys, but according to renowned brain specialist Dr. William Shankle and a host of other scientists, 95 percent of women have better short-term memory than men. And it’s not just … Read More

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    Will an OB-GYN Hospitalist Deliver Your Baby?

    Once upon a time it was expected that if you landed in the hospital, your primary care doctor would see you there. That's no longer typically the case. Since the 1990s, when so-called hospitalists – or dedicated inpatient physicians who provide medical care to hospitalized patients – emerged, their ranks have swelled to more than … Read More

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    Mindfulness, Yoga, Meditation Will Help You Exhale Life's Anxieties

    You need to chill out. Seriously. Doctor’s orders. Research has long established a link between anxiety and health issues as grave as cancer and heart disease. In today’s world, stressors are everywhere. But thankfully, so are the antidotes to stress. From yoga studios in your local shopping center to mediation apps on your phone, there … Read More

  • Acute Rehabilitation

    Virtual Reality, Smart Car and Putting Green Help Patients at New Hoag Center Recover from Traumatic Injuries

    Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach opened a 21,000-square-foot rehabilitation center on Monday for adults who have suffered orthopedic and neurological crises, including strokes and other traumatic injuries. The Fudge Family Acute Rehabilitation Center includes 18 rooms, workout equipment, a garden, a putting green and a virtual reality system. Hoag Dr. Keyvan Esmaeili said the center … Read More