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Residency Programs Rx to Doctor Shortage

Residency Programs Rx to Doctor Shortage

The doctor is in. Or is she? A physician shortage has been well documented and appeared to only grow more serious as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on. It can feel like daunting circumstances, as healthcare access is limited and even more so for those in underserved...

Best Friends Share Everything –Even Breast Cancer

Best Friends Share Everything –Even Breast Cancer

Orinda residents Michelle Meyers and Maureen Matthews have shared a lot over the past four decades: studying late into the night as roommates at UC Davis, joining a sorority, marriages, children and challenging careers. One thing the best friends didn’t plan to share...

Patient’s Quick Recovery Shows Power of Rapid Stroke Response

Patient’s Quick Recovery Shows Power of Rapid Stroke Response

By Lena Kauffman, Vitals contributor When Martin Hyland awoke from his procedure in the neuro intensive care unit at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center's Davies campus, he was amazed to find his body and mind functioning as if the massive stroke he’d...

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