By: Dr. Gene Dorio When my wife, Robin, was diagnosed with a terminal cancer and given 6 months to live in November 2022, we knew we had to gather up-to-date information to give her a chance at survival. We were also expecting our first grandchild, a boy. However, Robin believed she might not live long enough to hold him. The ...

By: Dr. Gene Dorio Hello Everyone These days, it is hard to read or hear any good news in newspapers, online, or on TV. Below you will find several “snippets” of life lessons I have learned from my patients to get your mind away from negativity. I hope this enlivens your spirit, and you pass that feeling forward. Gene Doctor’s ...

The summer went by without “Concerts in the Park,” schooling has been remote, movie theaters are empty; and the Santa Clarita Bella Vida Senior Center is closed. Or is it? On Friday night in the Bella Vida parking lot, as the sun was descending with a soft breeze blowing the American flag, “Tess and Friends” elevated the spirits of a ...

By: Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D. Coronavirus is highly contagious and is new to the human immune system.  Therefore, our bodies don’t yet have a defense against it. No one is an expert, and the science and knowledge evolving around this virus continues to change, making it easy to disseminate false rumors and fear. It will affect our daily lives, and we ...

Put it on the table; talk about it at meetings; stop ignoring the fact:  Our profession has been taken over by business, and you are not the one making decisions for your patient. How many years have we devoted learning to provide the latest medical information and treatment?  We come out of residency ambitious and ready to use our newly ...

Every day patients arrive in the emergency room with confusion, weakness, and low blood pressure, and are diagnosed with infection. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Intravenous fluid and antibiotic are ordered and sometimes within hours they are mentally back to normal.  In the past on occasion, the antibiotic had not been ...

By Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D. We do not have enough doctors. Passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) amplified this deficiency in our healthcare system. Even with new insurance in hand, many patients had no where to go, or waited months for an appointment. There is a solution to this shortage: Enroll experienced nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in accelerated ...

Hosts: Dr. Gene Dorio, Barbara Cochran Guests: Amanda Eglseder, MBA, Physician Relations Liaison; Dr. Maria De Leon, City of Hope. Click Here to Listen! Right Click Here to Download! Senior Hour – August 2, 2017 Listen in as Barbara, Gene, and sit down with Amanda Eglsederand and Dr. Maria De Leon from City of Hope to discuss some of the great work ...

Hosts: Dr. Gene Dorio, Barbara Cochran Guests: Alex Urbina; Santa Clarita Life Coach Author, The Inspirational Parent Click Here to Listen! Right Click Here to Download! Senior Hour – July 26, 2017 Listen in as Barbara and Gene sit down with Santa Clarita Life Coach and the author of The Inspirational Parent, Alex Urbina to discuss how seniors can help empower ...

Hosts: Dr. Gene Dorio, Barbara Cochran Guests: Myles McNamara, President, Comfort Keepers Home Care Santa Clarita; Michael Dougherty, Henry Mayo Behavioral Health Clinic Click Here to Listen! Right Click Here to Download! Senior Hour – July 19, 2017 Segment 1 – Myles McNamara, Home Care Santa Clarita Segment 2 –  Michael Dougherty, Henry Mayo Behavioral Health Clinic