August 19, 2010

Dr. Vangsness is interviewed on the Colorado's Morning News with Mark Johnson and April Zesbaugh.

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August 18, 2010

Take Stock Of First-Aid Supplies Before Your Child Takes the Field

The new school years means school athletes – and after-school sports – will be back in play. Be ready for the inevitable bumps and bruises and prepared for more serious injuries by updating your home health kit. These suggestions come from sports medicine specialist Thomas Vangness, M.D., a professor of orthopaedic surgery at USC and team doctor for the Trojans football team. He says your kit should include:

August 18, 2010

Beneveda Medical Group introduces Halo Breast Pap Test in fight against cancer

By April MacIntyre
Breast Cancer, the most prevalent form of cancer among women, can be detected early, but traditional mammograms are dreaded for the physical trauma of a machine that holds a woman in a vice-like grip for the x-ray.

Now, a revolutionary technology promises to change breast cancer detection for many women, less invasive and kinder to the patient.

The Beneveda Medical Group in Beverly Hills, California introduces The Halo Breast Pap Test, described as a breakthrough device that determines the patient’s likelihood to develop breast cancer years before an X-Ray or MRI might detect it.