Managing Respiratory Conditions During Pregnancy
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How to Stay Healthy This Respiratory Season
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Diabetes and Pregnancy: What Every Expecting Mother Should Know
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San Diego Heath Podcast: Managing Diabetes During Pregnancy Pregnancy is an exciting time filled with joy, and understandably, caution. For women with diabetes, there comes an added layer of concern. Managing diabetes during pregnancy takes extra steps, your medical care team can help both mom and baby thrive. In this episode of San Diego Health, host Susan Taylor and Scripps Clinic OB-GYN Daniela Gomez, MD, discuss the risks that come with uncontrolled blood sugar while pregnant, diabetes care during pregnancy and after delivery, and how a healthy pregnancy begins even before...
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Hormone Headaches: What Causes Them and How to Get Relief
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Hormones affect so many aspects of our health, including our moods, hunger, sleep, energy and much more. For women, fluctuating hormone levels can cause headaches that range from annoying to debilitating. Why do hormone headaches happen and how can women find relief? In this video, San Diego Health host Susan Taylor talks about hormone headaches with Scripps neurologist and headache specialist Emily Engel, MD, director of the Dalessio Headache Center at Scripps Clinic.
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What Is Theranostics? How It’s Changing Cancer Care
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San Diego Health Podcast: Theranostics The field of cancer care is constantly advancing. Until recently, treating many types of cancer involved surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. However, a promising new therapy, called theranostics, is providing precision treatment to patients with advanced pancreatic and prostate cancers. In this episode of San Diego Health, host Susan Taylor and Scripps Cancer Center radiologist Nikunj Patel, MD, discuss how theranostics works, how it differs from traditional cancer treatments, and who’s a candidate. Dr. Patel also explains why this new form of...
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What to Know About Robotic Spine Surgery
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Robotic spine surgery is changing the way back conditions are treated. With greater precision and less recovery time, it can be a game changer for the right patients. Stephen Stephan, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon at Scripps Clinic, answers common questions and explains how it works.
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Healthy Eating Habits for Kids
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As the old adage goes: You are what you eat. That rings especially true for kids. Children benefit significantly from healthy eating. Healthy eating habits help keep weight under control, support brain development and strong bones, and even boost immunity. But it can be difficult to keep kids on track—or change unhealthy habits that have already developed. In this episode of San Diego Health, host Susan Taylor interviews Scarlett Chen, a Scripps Clinic pediatrician. Dr. Chen gives specific tips on encouraging healthy eating habits for kids, such as eating regular meals with nutritious foods...
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How To Diagnose And Treat Stroke
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In this podcast, Mary Kalafut, MD, neurologist at Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion, answers common questions about strokes including symptoms, risk factors and treatment. She also explains why time is critical, what BEFAST stands for and how to lower your risk. Listen to the full Q&A to learn more about strokes and how Scripps is nationally recognized for stroke care.
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What Is a Plant-Based Diet?
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Curious about plant-based eating? Tina Tran, MD, an internal medicine physician at Scripps Coastal Medical Center San Marcos, discusses the health benefits of plant-based diets and offers tips for getting started. Learn how to get enough protein, avoid nutrient gaps and build meals you'll enjoy. Explore options like vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian and macrobiotic diets to help find what works for you.
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New developments in tricuspid care
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A leaky tricuspid valve can cause blood to flow backward in the heart, leading to symptoms like fatigue, leg swelling, shortness of breath and even heart failure. But new minimally invasive procedures are changing how this condition is treated. Devices like the TriClip repair system and tricuspid valve replacement offer safer options than open heart surgery. Matthew Price, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Scripps Clinic, explains how these treatments are helping people return to active, healthy lives.
info_outlineHormones affect so many aspects of our health, including our moods, hunger, sleep, energy and much more. For women, fluctuating hormone levels can cause headaches that range from annoying to debilitating.
Why do hormone headaches happen and how can women find relief? In this video, San Diego Health host Susan Taylor talks about hormone headaches with Scripps neurologist and headache specialist Emily Engel, MD, director of the Dalessio Headache Center at Scripps Clinic.