by Ashley Boarman | Jun 7, 2023
Tara Jasper’s breast cancer diagnosis brought clarity about genetic testing as a powerful cancer prevention strategy. She’s working with Sutter Health to spread awareness about its no-cost genetic testing & counseling program called GREAT. Knowing your...
by Ashley Boarman | May 18, 2023
Photo: Norio Tajima, a technical specialist, performs a COVID-19 test in Novato Community Hospital’s new onsite lab. Novato Community Hospital’s 20-year-old clinical laboratory got a “glow up” this month. The newly opened facility puts efficiency and testing...
by Ashley Boarman | May 4, 2023
National Nurses Week honors nurses’ contributions and sacrifices and reminds us to thank these medical professionals who help keep us healthy. It is celebrated between May 6, National Nurses Day, and May 12, the birthdate of celebrated nurse Florence...
by Ashley Boarman | Apr 11, 2023
April is National Donate Life Month Gabby Rojas has a big reason to smile. That’s because she just got a life-saving kidney from her sister-in-law, Danielle Rojas. “My energy is really through the roof,” says Gabby, 27. “I feel happy, blessed and grateful.” Both women...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 30, 2023
When Candy Lee was having periods that lasted several weeks, she knew something was up. “They would just go on and on and on,” says the 52-year-old Corte Madera resident. A family history of uterine cancer plus a “funny feeling” led Lee to schedule an appointment with...
