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    Vaccinating children against HPV can prevent cancer

    The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 17,000 cancers in women and 9,000 cancers in men every year. In the United States alone, over 4,000 women will die of the disease. It’s important to highlight that almost all of these dangerous, and sometimes fatal, cancers can be prevented with a vaccine. Vaccination against known viruses … Read More

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    Help free the O.C. of domestic violence

    The now-infamous video of suspended Baltimore Raven’s running back Ray Rice beating his wife unconscious created a “shock and awe” reaction that has opened the public conversation about domestic violence. Unfortunately, that conversation has been misdirected. Instead of using this horrible situation as a wake-up call to the community about the need to band together … Read More

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    Newport Beach First in OC to Have Obstetrics ED

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian became the first Orange County hospital to have a dedicated Emergency Department for expectant mothers when it debuted a four-room Obstetrics Emergency Department (OB-ED) in its Newport Beach location earlier this year. This service contributes to a growing trend nationwide that helps increase access to specialists and improves patient outcomes. The … Read More

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    Keep track of your numbers, live longer

    Asking Siri to place calls for us has made memorizing our best friends’ phone numbers unnecessary. But there are some numbers you can’t get from your smartphone — numbers you should know by heart and for your heart. Your Body Mass Index (BMI), cholesterol levels and blood pressure are key indicators of how healthy you … Read More

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    Giving moms-to-be control of birthing process

    After giving birth to her second child by cesarean section in 2010 at Newport Beach’s Hoag Hospital, Kimberlee Streiff felt something wasn’t right. She and baby Rhone, now a curly-headed 3-year-old, were fine; it was the process, and her sense that the birth was out of her hands, that had unsettled her. Streiff, whose oldest … Read More

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    Expectant Moms Have New Emergency Option

    If you suspect you’re having a heart attack, you’ll be seen by a doctor. If you suspect you’re having a stroke, you’ll be seen by a doctor. But if you suspect you’re about to have a baby, you will most likely be seen by … a nurse. As an obstetrician, I have long been surprised … Read More

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    Where and how to have a baby in Orange County

    On Jan. 12 at 8:04 a.m. Erin and Shane Stevens welcomed Piper into the world. The Lake Forest couple had chosen Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo to have their first child, as it was right next door to Erin’s doctor who would be delivering the baby. Shane Stevens said he was glad he was able … Read More

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    Commentary: Don't waste the final moments

    Seven weeks before he died, my father gathered my mother and us four children for a conversation at his home. His battle with multiple myeloma was clearly being lost. Compression fractures in his spine had shrunk his 6-foot-1 frame to 5-foot-8. He had lost 40 pounds and the use of one eye. He was diagnosed … Read More

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    Talking about pelvic problems is the first step

    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