by Karin Fleming | Aug 5, 2021
The United States is grappling with a surge in cases of the delta variant, a highly contagious COVID-19 strain that was first identified in India in December 2020. Delta is now the dominant COVID-19 variant nationwide and comprises more than 80% of all new novel...
by Karin Fleming | Jul 15, 2021
Hope may be on the horizon for people with Alzheimer’s disease. A new study aims to determine if a specific type of brain scan using PET (positron emission tomography) can improve diagnosis and treatment for people with the brain illness. Recruiting study participants...
by Karin Fleming | Jun 30, 2021
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento has been designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center after earning The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Comprehensive Stroke Certification. Sutter Medical...
by Karin Fleming | May 26, 2021
The decades that 73-year-old Toni DuBois West spent in the field of cancer care became more personal when she was unexpectedly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “Hearing the diagnosis, I was shocked and emotional,” says Dubois West, a longtime resident of Galt,...
by Karin Fleming | May 11, 2021
A 58-year-old San Francisco man whose failing heart is being kept beating by a mechanical pump known as a left ventricular assist device is thought to be the first LVAD patient in the world to have his mitral valve replaced without having open-heart surgery. The...
