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Patient Care

Building a second home at Loma Linda University Health: A pediatric patient’s journey

December 23, 2022
Pediatric nephrology patient and family built relationships during time spent at LLUH
Ralph Armstrong and Harit Desai, MD, the associate director for the cardiac catheterization lab and structural heart intervention program at LLUMC – Murrieta

Patient Care

Patient soon to celebrate 80th birthday after heart valve repair at LLUMC – Murrieta

December 19, 2022
Ralph Armstrong feels livelier after his transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) procedure
Adam and Roseanna Brown posing and smiling together

Patient Care

Veteran donates kidney to ex-husband, who was living without kidneys for two years

December 15, 2022
Patient receives kidney after being on dialysis for four years
39-year-old Brittany Torres

Patient Care

Underdiagnosed form of heart failure in women — physician, patients spread the word

December 12, 2022
Two women connect over life-altering experiences with peripartum cardiomyopathy
Samuel Rodriguez smiles in wheelchair at hospital

Patient Care

Playful afternoon turns into traumatic accident, leads ten-year-old to be airlifted for head injury

November 23, 2022
Dynamic parenting duo sought care for son's traumatic brain injury
Bricey Leathers (left) and her mother, Melinda Sammons (right)

Patient Care

Early-stage lung cancer patients ineligible for surgery can benefit from proton therapy instead

November 14, 2022
Melinda Sammons’ family grateful for option of proton therapy, pleased with experience
LaCresha Bell at Loma Linda University Medical Center, surrounded by family (her two sons and younger brother).

Patient Care

Loma Linda University International Heart Institute sets precedent for cardiogenic shock programs

November 7, 2022
Cardiac teams across nation gather to learn from multi-disciplinary program’s strengths, lives saved
Gaylyn sitting on bench at Disneyland with her three grandchildren. Two girls, one boy

Patient Care

Alternative procedure to spinal fusion gifts patient pain-free, neck mobility

October 28, 2022
Spine surgeon is one of few to provide laminoplasty
Close up shot of older couple's eyes

Patient Care

LLU Cancer Center offers cutting-edge immunotherapy for melanoma in the eye

October 26, 2022
Oncologist discusses treatment advances for patients with metastasized uveal melanoma
Da’Auna Raneé Jackson with her mother, Janeé Hines

Patient Care

Here’s what a patient has to say after two decades of living with heart failure

October 24, 2022
Janeé Hines partners with LLU’s Heart Failure Program, shares her experience with successful disease management
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