by Karin Fleming | Dec 17, 2025
Photo: Dr. Amanda Shepherd-Littlejohn The Women’s Health Innovation Summit was held last month in Sacramento, Calif., bringing together physicians, researchers, government officials and industry members who discussed women’s health today and tomorrow. We spoke with...
by Karin Fleming | Nov 4, 2025
When Karine Gasparyan, a 72 year-old Novato, Calif. resident began experiencing COPD-like symptoms, she never imagined an echocardiogram would show severe mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation. Symptoms including shortness of breath that began in 2022 prompted her...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 14, 2025
The burden and cost of treating type 2 diabetes in the U.S. is substantial and growing, affecting over 38 million adults with rising rates in children and adolescents. We spoke to Dr. David Kerr, a senior scientist in Sutter’s Center for Health Systems Research who...
by Karin Fleming | Jun 12, 2025
(Above) Pat Ross receiving an infusion of the Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab. Pat Ross calls it his “happiness regimen”: An antioxidant-rich breakfast, exercise at the local YMCA and time spent enjoying artwork or volunteering. He follows the routine daily, not...
by Karin Fleming | Jun 3, 2025
When paired with clinical expertise, artificial intelligence is the latest ally in the fight against breast cancer. A new, AI-powered tool can now help identify more high-risk patients and give doctors a better chance to detect those cancers earlier when treatment can...
