6 Insights We’re Learning from Sleep Research That Could Change How You Age
Sleep isn't just a time for rest. Growing evidence suggests it may be one of the most powerful factors influencing how well we age, affecting everything from brain health and memory to hospital recovery and long-term independence. For more than two decades, Dr. Katie...
Two Physicians, One Goal: Personalized Concussion Care
Led by two women physicians and former athletes, Sutter Concussion Services helps patients safely return to school, work, sports and everyday life. A concussion may be classified as a mild traumatic brain injury, but for many patients, its effects are anything but...
What Comes Before Stomach Cancer? Researchers Are Finding Out.
Call it a "gut feeling." For some stomach cancers, the first signs may appear years before a diagnosis. At Sutter Health Research Institute, Dr. Su-Ying Liang is helping lead that work. Through Gastroshare, she and researchers at Stanford University are using...
Editor’s Picks
Women of Sutter Health: Shaping the Future of Medicine
The face of medicine is changing. Women now make up nearly 40% of practicing physicians in the United States, up from 26% in 2004 and comprise a majority of U.S. medical school students. At Sutter Health, women are helping shape the future of healthcare through...
Celebrating The People Who Help Nurses Grow
Every nurse can point to someone who helped shape their career. A preceptor who offered encouragement during a difficult shift. A clinical nurse educator who took the time to teach a new skill. A mentor who inspired confidence during a career transition. Behind...
Sutter Health and Presidio Trust Launch Partnership
Founding partnership creates new model for sustaining public spaces and advancing community health through nature Media can access downloadable photos, fact sheets and additional resources here. SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 15, 2026) — As communities look for new ways to...
Free Screenings for Healthier Futures
Good health begins with knowledge, prevention and taking the first step. Sutter Health’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center and the Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC) will again welcome community members to the annual Men’s and Women’s Health Fair, an...
Dive Deeper
Sutter’s CPMC Earns Highest Cardiac Certification
Sutter's CPMC Kanbar Cardiac Care Center in San Francisco has earned its first Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association. CPMC is now among only four hospitals in Northern California and 29 hospitals...
The Daughter at the End of a Long Journey
By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor Nisha Patel almost brushed it off. Patel and her husband had already traveled a long road to parenthood. After struggling to conceive and undergoing multiple rounds of IVF, their first successful embryo transfer led to the birth...
More Time for Stronger Bones
By Dr. Leila Haghighat, Vitals contributor Midday, fifteen patients with osteoporosis trickle into a virtual meeting, each with the results of a recent bone density scan close at hand. “Alright, is everyone ready?” asks Dr. Amy Culver, a family medicine physician...
Finding Solid Ground Through Serious Illness
Photo (L to R): Alicyn (Craig's daughter), David (Craig's husband), Craig, Evelyn (Craig's stepdaughter), Sue (Alicyn's mom), and their dog Annie By Pooja Nerkar, Vitals contributor Cystic fibrosis was part of Craig Whitley’s life. It was never the whole story. ...
Closer Look
Finding Hope After Loss
S.F. Priests Unite in Kidney Donation
Training Hits the Road with New Mobile Sim Lab
Baby Devi’s Brave Beginning
Putting Your Health First Never Stops
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