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4 | PULSE W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S Photographer Topher Donahue captured Torrance Memorial's anesthesiologist Stanley Chang's love for fresh powder at CMH Galena in British Columbia, Canada. 32 30 42 24 ON THE COVER HEALTH LINKS 8 HYBRID SUCCESS Cath lab vs OR 9 LOOK UP! Don't be the next text neck victim 10 WHEN TO GO TO THE ER 11 GET COVERAGE The hows & whys of insurance 12 THE REASON IS YOU 14 EAT YOUR VEGGIES Showing kids how to eat right 15 GEE, THANKS Praise for Torrance Memorial Medical Center 16 DOCTOR'S ORDERS Deciphering discharge papers 17 FITNESS WEARABLES 18 COLD VS FLU 19 ASK THE DOC Your healthy pregnancy 20 CARING HOUSE A loving last home 22 CALENDAR 44 FLASH 50 END NOTE HEARTBEATS 24 SHELLEY SMITH Staying in the game 30 STEVEN & WEEG THOMPSON Partners in health 40 YPPA The next generation gives back FEATURES 26 HEALTHIEST PERSON I KNOW Stanley Chang, MD— heli-skiing convert 32 WHEN DOCTORS BECOME PATIENTS Dr. Jerome H. Unatin's eye- opening journey as a patient 36 HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY! Torrance Memorial: Exceptional health care, then and now 42 32ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY FESTIVAL Join us in the big white tent