by Emma Dugas | Jan 7, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Dr. Katarina Lanner-Cusin has been passionate about babies since she was a child herself. Now, after more than 25 years as an obstetrician, Dr. Lanner-Cusin has teamed up with nurses, midwives, doulas and others to rethink childbirth...
by Emma Dugas | Dec 1, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Despite cold conditions, rain and mud, players and fans eagerly anticipate Major League Soccer’s playoffs in November and December. And while things certainly are different this year with COVID-19, very few things normally keep a fan...
by Emma Dugas | Nov 23, 2020
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers within Sutter Health’s network have received an outpouring of support from community members in the regions they serve. Individuals and organizations have donated equipment, bought meals for...
by Emma Dugas | Nov 5, 2020
Philip Randolph Lee, M.D., who died at age 96 on Oct. 26, was a nationally known advocate for access to high quality healthcare who served presidents, desegregated hospitals, led San Francisco through the AIDS epidemic, served as a university chancellor and...
by Emma Dugas | Oct 16, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Catherine Martin D.O., MPH has spent seven years and $400,000 training to be a doctor, but time and money don’t reflect the full price of becoming a physician. “I’ve made countless sacrifices, put my life on hold really, so I could...
