by Emma Dugas | Apr 5, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Does the thought of going back to “the way things were” before the pandemic fill you with fear? You aren’t alone. The San Francisco Chronicle recently interviewed Mercedes Kwiatkowski, M.D., psychiatrist with the Sutter Bay Medical...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 22, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Medical breakthroughs benefit millions of Americans every day —from vaccines that help prevent illness to therapies that treat disease. While our understanding of how to better care for individuals has grown, gaps remain for racial...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 19, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor A better future is on the horizon for survivors of one of the most common medical emergencies in the United States. New research released in March at the American Stroke Association’s international conference found that people treated...
by Emma Dugas | Feb 18, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Not at a mega-center and not reliant on cars, San Francisco’s latest COVID-19 vaccine site has an unusual location, at SF Market, the city’s wholesale produce market. Located in the city’s Bayview neighborhood, experts believe...
by Emma Dugas | Feb 2, 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, healthcare workers have cared for patients with COVID-19 while helping protect the broader community from further spread. These doctors, nurses, pharmacists, emergency medical service personnel and others have answered the call to care...
