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Patient Care

10-year-old collapses from stroke, doctors’ and paramedics’ quick action saves his life

May 31, 2022
Benjamin Govea was rushed to hospital after suffering an extremely rare ischemic stroke
Dr. Parekh and patient Troy Duff celebrate Riverside County's first successful Amulet procedure

Patient Care

LLUMC — Murrieta is the first hospital in Riverside County to offer new heart technology

May 27, 2022
Murrieta campus is proud of the growth in services offered to the community
Larry Roberts and his three-year-old grandson

Patient Care

Loma Linda University’s Comprehensive Hypertension Clinic treats complex patients

May 26, 2022
Cardiologist describes clinic services, multispecialty approach, resources for hypertension patients
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Patient Care

A grandmother’s love for her granddaughter: a living donor story

May 12, 2022
When four-year-old Giselle needed a kidney transplant, her grandmother decided she wanted to help
mom sits in rocking chair wearing mask, cradling her baby in her arms hooked up to wires

Patient Care

Multi-disciplinary Medical Center and Children’s Hospital teams save mom pregnant with twins, facing insurmountable odds

May 5, 2022
Chaquan May had contracted COVID-19 and went unconscious at 22 weeks pregnant
Dennis Backus with his sister at Loma Linda University Health.

Patient Care

Immunotherapy helps patient squash advanced squamous cell skin cancer

May 3, 2022
LLU cancer experts used immunotherapy to rid Dennis Backus’s ten-year-old cancer
Dr. Burruss uses a laser to remove a tattoo on David Loya's face.

Community

LLU’s new Tattoo Removal Program helps Inland Empire patients reset, aims to curb violence

April 25, 2022
Trauma surgeon founds program to help Inland Empire community
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Patient Care

New mom finds supportive care for C-section delivery at Children’s Hospital

April 20, 2022
During Cesarean Awareness Month, Dr. Peter Leung underscores factors behind the procedure, weighs-in on stigma
Rita Conrad meets Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2021.

Patient Care

Patient finally finds answers, treatment at Women’s Heart Health Clinic

April 18, 2022
Cardiologist helps Rita Conrad get to the bottom of what caused her heart attack
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Patient Care

A second chance at life: Ricki Rae's story

April 12, 2022
Teen girl paralyzed after stroke learns to walk and function again
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