by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 7, 2020
The Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, part of Sutter Health’s not-for-profit integrated network of care, has launched a new mobile mammography van to provide convenient access to screening mammography services for underserved...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 6, 2020
Separating flu vaccination fact from fiction can be challenging in this age of information overload. But it’s critical to have the facts straight because influenza and COVID-19 are separate viruses –so we run the risk of contracting both at the same time. That’s why...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 4, 2020
This winter, we could face a flu season like no other. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s possible to become sick with the flu and COVID-19 at the same time. You don’t want to risk being infected with both because, as reported in the Journal of the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Nov 10, 2020
Like many women who receive a diagnosis of breast cancer, Michelle Goldsmith, was overwhelmed when her biopsy showed breast cancer. She had so many questions about her diagnosis and knew that difficult decisions lay ahead. She knew she needed to make a battery of...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Nov 2, 2020
Pandemic underscores value of nursing and midwifery excellence Sutter Health has announced its first-ever Nurse of the Year Award winners at a virtual Nursing Symposium attended by hundreds of nurses and midwives from across Northern California. In addition to...
