How a Neurosurgeon Learned to Live With the End of Life
By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor When neuro-oncologist Dr. Akanksha Sharma first met Dr. Ronnie Mimran he was already deeply familiar with medicine. Too familiar, perhaps. Dr. Mimran spent years teaching neurosurgery, most recently as part of Sutter West Bay Medical...
Sutter, Santa Clara Launch New Medical School
Sutter Health and Santa Clara University to Launch the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine Funded in part by a $175 million gift from Mark and Mary Stevens, it will be the first new medical school in the San Francisco Bay Area in more than a century. SANTA...
Santa Rosa Woman Survives After Heart Stops for 20 Minutes
A highly coordinated team of first responders, including Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods' own Dr. Daniel Brenner, saved Karen Neely’s life. By Rob Lopez, Vitals contributor On the morning of Feb. 25, 2026, Jim Neely decided his wife needed to see a doctor....
Editor’s Picks
Training the Next Generation of Doctors Behind the Scan
Before doctors can treat a stroke, remove a tumor or stop internal bleeding, a medical professional must find it first. Radiologists help patients get answers faster, helping physicians diagnose cancer, heart disease, traumatic injuries and countless other medical...
Where Data Meets Care: Advancing Medicine Through Research
Research presented at a national healthcare conference this past month may already be shaping the care patients receive today. From safer opioid prescribing after surgery to better understanding cardiovascular risk and the role of mental health support in cancer...
New Fruitvale Development Connects Care, Housing and Culture
Pictured above: Susan Friedland, CEO of Satellite Affordable Housing Associates; former state senator Nancy Skinner; Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee; Natalie Aguilera, CEO of Native American Health Center; Dr. Rob Nordgren, chief medical officer of Sutter Health’s...
A Pregnancy Complicated by Chronic Gut Inflammation
By Dr. Leila Haghighat, Vitals contributor Christmas Day back home in Michigan started just the way Lucy Hanna had imagined—a lively gathering of family and friends, all excited about her pregnancy. Then came a sharp cramp in her abdomen. She hurried upstairs to...
Dive Deeper
A Tingling Arm at 3 a.m. Signaled a Stroke for This Local Golfer
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor When Mark Benson woke before dawn on a Saturday morning, he was thinking about golf. The 72-year-old Burlingame resident had just shot a remarkable round of 77 at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club and was already looking ahead...
New Care Center Expands Access in Santa Teresa
A new healthcare access point is coming to South San Jose as Sutter Health prepares to open a care center in Santa Teresa, expanding primary and specialty care access for residents across Greater Silicon Valley. The new site will bring together physicians and...
Stroke Can Strike at Any Age
The headache fades. The arm weakness passes. For young adults, these warning signs are often attributed to stress or exhaustion and dismissed. While strokes are most common in patients 65 and older, they can occur at any age. According to a CDC study, the incidence...
‘I Thought I Was Just Tired.’ Would You Recognize Signs of Stroke?
By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor With a doctoral degree in nursing, Anna Mullins knew the signs and symptoms of stroke. But when she began to develop symptoms herself, she did not realize what was happening. “I didn’t know I was having a stroke,” says Mullins....
Closer Look
NFL Legend, Sutter Team Up for Youth Health
A Stroke Nearly Silenced DJ Shortkut
Santa Rosa Man Gets Elite Alzheimer’s Care
Sutter Opens Flagship Campus in Santa Clara
Putting Your Health First Never Stops
Stay well with screenings and preventative care. Find a doctor.