Blog Posts in 2019

Cold and flu season, cold and flu medicine, cold and flu symptoms — all too often, we talk about the common cold and influenza virus like they’re one in the same. But in reality, that’s anything but true. The Main ...

A head injury is any injury to the brain, skull, or scalp — they’re some of the most common injuries experienced here in the United States and can range from a small bump on the head to a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It’s ...

Over the years, urgent care centers have become more and more popular, and for good reason. Say you get a small cut on your hand or are suffering from a minor skin rash, these are both instances when you’d benefit from urgent care ...

From how you catch it to how you treat it, there’s no shortage of myths surrounding the flu. But one of the most common is that cold weather somehow causes it, meaning those in warm weather climates have nothing to worry about. ...

Each year, Americans suffer more than 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes. While certain factors, such as age, ethnicity, and family history, are out of your control, strokes and heart attacks are anything but inevitable diseases — ...

Your brain is arguably the most complex organ in your body, as it controls everything from how you walk to your likes and dislikes. So even a temporary lack of blood flow to an area of your brain can have severe consequences. Three Main ...

After suffering a stroke, it can be easy to assume you’re life is going to be permanently changed. And while that may be the case for some, we’ve found that through rehabilitation and determination, many stroke survivors go on ...

Congratulations to the Bashir Ahmad Scholarship recipients. Every year, Methodist Hospital of Southern California Medical Staff offers the Bashir Ahmad Scholarship to qualified employees. The requirements are: Current enrollment in an ...

Crystal Ball Honorees Patty and Mike Nijjar, center, with event Co-Chairs Aner and Rebecca Iglesias, left, and Co-Chairs Sherry and Shone Wang. The Methodist Hospital Foundation will “Celebrate Good Times” with the ...

For years, the two things that contributed to your heart health were diet and exercise. While those two do play a significant role in your heart health, one important factor was missing — your mental health. Mental Health Affects Your ...

We’ve all seen characters in TV shows and movies have heart attacks — they grab their left arm and suddenly fall to the ground. And while arm pain is certainly a common sign of a heart attack, it’s far from the only one. ...

B.E.F.A.S.T. Stroke According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , nearly 800,000 Americans will suffer a stroke each year. And of those, more than 600,000 will be first-time stroke sufferers. If you believe you or ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 790,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. While you should do your best to take specific measures to reduce your risk of a heart attack, not all heart attacks are ...

The Methodist Hospital Foundation’s 24th annual Mardi Gras Food Fest was held on March 5 at Sirona’s Restaurant in Santa Anita Park raising more than $230,000 for cancer services at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, a ...

ARCADIA, Calif. - Join us for our RN Open House on Friday, March 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about working at Methodist Hospital of Southern California. The hospital is seeking nursing candidates in a variety of areas, and ...

Mardi Gras King and Queen Dino Clarizio, MD, and his wife, Hope ARCADIA, Calif. – The 24th annual Mardi Gras Food Fest benefitting the cancer program at Methodist Hospital of Southern California will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, ...