Breastfeeding Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction
A Q&A with Dr. Katrina Mitchell, Breast Surgical Oncologist & Certified Lactation Consultant, Sutter Health’s Ridley-Tree Cancer Center August is National Breastfeeding Month Breastfeeding is natural—but that doesn’t mean it’s intuitive or free from...
New Cellular Therapy Trial Expands Hope for Cancer Patients
Pictured above: Sutter East Bay Medical Group Cellular Therapy Program team members. Advanced cancer treatment brings innovative care and clinical research opportunities closer to home By Pooja Nerkar, Vitals contributor Sutter East Bay Medical Group physicians...
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...
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The Lessons that Medical Students Don’t Expect to Learn
Now in its third year, Sutter Health's multiyear academic partnership with Charles R. Drew University is helping medical students grow through compassionate patient care, research and mentorship. When Kendal Reed began her first clinical rotation, she expected to...
Future Doctor Sees Trust as the Starting Point of Treatment
When Warsan Ali’s aunt was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, Ali found herself doing more than translating medical terms. She was helping her Somali immigrant family make sense of fear, prognosis and treatment, while seeing firsthand how trust can...
AI Helps Surgeons Treat an 86-Year-Old Grandmother
Sutter's CPMC Performs Its First AI-Guided Vascular Fusion Procedure By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor Every morning before the sun climbed high in the sky, Maria De La Luz Velasco walked. An 86-year-old grandmother, De La Luz Velasco always started her day...
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...
Dive Deeper
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...
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 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...
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...
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