by Emma Dugas | May 5, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Every day brings new scientific insights into COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. Studies authored by Sutter Health experts examine the virus’s impact on children and diabetic adults. COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease Recently,...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 24, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor BURLINGAME, Calif., — On Wednesday April 22nd the staff of Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center received a special surprise. Uniformed personnel from Central County Fire Department, Burlingame Police, Hillsborough Police,...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 17, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Receiving sound medical advice is more important now than it’s ever been. Albert Chan, M.D., chief of digital patient experience at Sutter Health, shares how you can get advice and take action, all from your living room. Dr. Chan...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 15, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Nurse Tawnya Gilbert is normally the picture of positivity: upbeat and energetic. But one day in late March, after an especially long shift and a particularly challenging week, she felt down. Like all of us Gilbert was concerned about...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 2, 2020
Pregnancy can often be filled with a lot of questions. Parents welcoming babies into the world right now face an unusual new set of fears. Health experts are reassuring expectant mothers and answering key concerns about pregnancy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Above...
