by Ashley Boarman | May 19, 2021
Dozens of Sonoma, Calif., residents gathered early — ahead of their scheduled appointments — on the first Saturday in May. These Latino men and women were lined up to receive their second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The group targeted for this pop-up clinic...
by Ashley Boarman | May 12, 2021
More than 200,000 individuals in Sonoma County, Calif., are now considered fully vaccinated, but many more will need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. Among those still unvaccinated include some in the county’s Latino population. “Vaccine science is complicated...
by Ashley Boarman | May 10, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it will ban both menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the coming year. As smoking is the leading cause of premature, preventable death in America, this is “a positive step,” says Vinayak Jha, M.D., a...
by Ashley Boarman | Apr 26, 2021
Two California kidney donors and their recipients—each other’s parents—held a virtual reunion on April 22 during National Donate Life month. As recently as a few weeks ago, these two families had never met but are now connected through the gift of life and say they’re...
by Ashley Boarman | Apr 13, 2021
Even for San Francisco’s busiest labor and delivery unit, nearly 40 babies born in 48 hours is a “flurry of activity,” says Yuan-Da Fan, M.D., chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Van Ness Campus...
