by Emma Dugas | Nov 21, 2022
While the dining table is sure to get extra attention this Thanksgiving, experts say that eating as a family shouldn’t just be reserved for special occasions. A child psychiatrist and a registered dietitian explain why kids benefit when families regularly eat together...
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 | 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 In real life, kids defy these outdated gender notions...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...
