by Emma Dugas | Oct 25, 2022
Leigh-Anne Lehrman remembers how her heart raced when she first heard she had breast cancer. When she learned it was triple-negative—one of the hardest forms of the disease to treat—she broke out in a cold sweat. “Just the word ‘cancer’ sent my body into a...
by Emma Dugas | Oct 19, 2022
Speaking at a recent fundraiser for breast cancer outreach and services, celebrated journalist Robin Roberts told the audience that “everybody’s got something.” In 2007, Roberts’ ‘something’ was cancer. Diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at age 46, she faced...
by Emma Dugas | Oct 19, 2022
Eight Sutter Surgery Center Division ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have been listed among Newsweek magazine’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2023. The following Sutter ASCs have been recognized this year: Carlsbad Surgery Center PAMF Surgery Center, Fremont...
by Emma Dugas | Jun 8, 2022
Visit a toy store, watch a cartoon or read a fairy tale and you’ll see gender stereotypes. Girls are dressed in pink, have long hair and play with dolls. Boys wear blue or green, have short hair and like trucks. In real life, kids defy these outdated gender notions...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 15, 2022
For National Volunteer Week (April 17-23), Vitals will introduce readers to a few of the thousands of Northern Californians who give their valuable time to help patients, visitors and staff at medical facilities. In this first installment, we meet Don Eberhard, who...
