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...
by Karin Fleming | Apr 10, 2025
Michelle R. Williams carries inside her what represents the kind of “first and only” that marks innovation and excellence. With a decades-long career consulting in California’s entertainment industry, the Santa Rosa, Calif. resident is no stranger to fame. But never...
