by Emma Dugas | Sep 4, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor The town of Aptos is typically quieter than neighboring Santa Cruz, but last Tuesday that tranquility was broken by shouts of gratitude and applause for firefighters battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires – all organized by...
by Emma Dugas | Aug 25, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor When the next heat wave causes power outages or the next round of wildfires prompt evacuations throughout Northern California, chances are the global COVID-19 pandemic will still be unfolding. Under any or all of these conditions, we...
by Emma Dugas | Aug 17, 2020
This article was written by Anita Mantha, M.D., pediatrician with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for the August 2020 issue of Bay Area Parent magazine. Raising a newborn has never been easy. Nighttime feedings, coping with your own body’s recovery and the constant...
by Emma Dugas | Aug 5, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Twelve hospitals within Sutter’s not-for-profit network received recognition from the American Stroke Association (ASA) for providing a high level of stroke care and participating in the ASA’s Get With The Guidelines® program. Additionally,...
by Emma Dugas | May 26, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor BAY AREA, Calif. – It is second nature for people to visit their doctor’s office or an urgent care center when they’re sick — or are worried they might be. In early March doctors across the Sutter Bay Medical Foundation prepared for...
