Beyond First-Day Jitters: Build Confidence & Resilience
Advice from pediatricians across Sutter Health on helping kids and teens navigate school, friendships, social media and emotional well-being. The first day of school can bring a mix of excitement and anxiety. A kindergartner wonders whether they'll make friends. A...
Why Exercise Is One of the Best Health Habits You Can Have
By Pooja Nerkar, Vitals contributor Exercise is one of the most powerful prescriptions you can give yourself. Unlike a medication that targets a specific condition, regular movement benefits nearly every part of the body. From strengthening the heart and muscles to...
San Francisco Priests Unite in Kidney Donation
Two San Francisco priests share a 30-year friendship and a life-saving kidney donation For two Filipino American priests, faith and friendship came together in a way neither of them could have predicted. For Rev. Raymund Reyes, known to many as Father Ray, the road to...
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First-in-Region Treatment Expands Options for People with Tremor
Dr. Rudolph Schrot demonstrates the specialized equipment used during the noninvasive treatment. An innovative treatment new to the greater Sacramento area helps restore abilities that some people might take for granted — signing a birthday card, buttoning a shirt...
11 Ways to Help Kids Start School Strong
Advice from pediatric experts across Sutter Health on helping children and teens thrive this school year. The countdown to a new school year has begun. For many families, that means shopping for supplies, filling out forms and preparing for busy schedules. It's...
The Future of Healthcare Starts Here
Pictured above left to right: Henry Jones, Kim Herrera, Faaris Mirza, Tony Kim, Srivishal Sudharsan, CEO Trevor Brand, Chase Borjon, Annapoorni Meiyappan, Anna Le, Micaela Winthrop, Kiki Ngo, Joyce Susvilla and Angelica Punzalan Sutter's Alta Bates Summit Medical...
Turning Data Into Second Chances
New research aims to reconnect patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms before a silent condition becomes life-threatening. By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor When 64-year-old Rogelio Hortizuela began preparing for a kidney transplant, imaging revealed an...
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New Hopyard Care Center Opens in Pleasanton
Sutter Health is expanding access to care in the Tri-Valley with the opening of its new Pleasanton Care Center, a thoughtfully designed outpatient facility that brings advanced technology, specialized services and patient-centered design together under one roof....
The Next Big Ideas in Patient Care Start Here
Every day, physicians ask clinical questions that could lead to better treatments, earlier diagnoses and improved outcomes for patients. To help turn those questions into potential discoveries and curiosity into potential cures, not-for-profit Sutter Health...
Auburn Couple Reclaims Life After Living Donor Kidney Transplant
When Rick Herrera’s kidney function dropped to 12%, his wife didn’t wait. After 39 years of marriage, Stephanie Herrera stepped forward to donate one of her kidneys, helping him avoid dialysis and a years-long wait for a deceased donor. Rick Herrera had managed...
Changing What’s Possible for Patients with Facial Paralysis
From Ethiopia to San Francisco, Dr. Gaelen Stanford-Moore is helping patients — and surgeons — see new possibilities for a condition long considered untreatable. By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor On the first day of clinic in Ethiopia, patients lined up outside...
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