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    'Go Purple' campaign will light up O.C.

    If you notice more purple than usual around Orange County, you might be seeing part of the “Go Purple” campaign, designed to bring awareness to the issue of Alzheimer’s disease. Go Purple OC runs Monday through Sept. 21 and was created to raise awareness of the most common form of dementia. Among the buildings slated … Read More

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    More than fun and games

    The Hoag Neurosciences Institute’s Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program and the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will join for an Alzheimer’s prevention event from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Building 44. Learn how intellectual and creative pursuits in early adulthood can help … Read More

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    Hoag Recruits Neurosurgeon, Adds Obstetrics Emergency Department

    Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and Hoag Family Cancer Institute has recruited Robert G. Louis, M.D., from the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica to become the only fellowship trained skull-base and pituitary specialist in Orange County. Louis is being named Program Advisor to Hoag’s Pituitary Program. Trained in skull-base and minimally invasive brain tumor … Read More

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    Robin Williams' possible Parkinson's diagnosis has patients concerned

    Robin Williams’ suicide is a tragedy that broke the hearts of his family and friends and an entire nation. But with the stunning revelation that the famous comedian had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the actor’s death is particularly hard felt in the Parkinson’s community. In the first few days after Williams’ widow revealed … Read More

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    Hoag Hires Dr. David Millett

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian hired Dr. David Millett as director of its epilepsy program. The neurologist previously directed epilepsy programs at LAC-USC Medical Center and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center.

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    Charity Spotlight: Angels and Hoag Strike Out Stroke

    Last Saturday, two-time stroke survivor and Newport Beach resident Michelle Wulfestieg, 32, threw out the first pitch at Angel’s Stadium as part of the “Strike Out Stroke Day,” a partnership between the Angels and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian intended to raise awareness about the signs of stroke and the urgency of treatment. Wulfestieg is Executive … Read More

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    How much sleep do you really need?

    You’ve heard the expression, “It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality?” Well, when it comes to sleep, it’s about both. A lot of us know that we need about eight hours of sleep to function properly. What you might not know is that taking sleeping pills to achieve those necessary hours doesn’t do you much … Read More

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    Who has your back when it comes to back surgery?

    Whom should you trust with your back surgery, a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic surgeon? When you require something as complicated as spinal surgery, it is important to choose the right doctor and the right program. Neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons have historically competed, with each specialty claiming superior training for the complexity of spinal surgery. Well, … Read More

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    Hail to the hearty: Presidential candidates have long faced health questions

    The outrage was swift and resolute: Karl Rove had delivered a blow beyond the pale when he suggested – insinuated, hinted, alluded to, without actually saying it – that an aging Hillary Clinton might have brain damage. “Thirty days in the hospital?” Rove said during a conference in Los Angeles in May. “And when she … Read More