Trial Offers Bridge of Hope for Lung Cancer Patients

Trial Offers Bridge of Hope for Lung Cancer Patients

Bob Murphy, 68, uses walking poles to aid his stroll over the Bay Area’s Dumbarton Bridge. When he first began a battle with stage 4 lung cancer in 2016. the 2-mile walk aided by his wife was peppered with rest stops every 50 yards. Now Murphy walks the bridge with...
Program Assists Transition from Hospital to Home

Program Assists Transition from Hospital to Home

Jane Finch*, 87, was hospitalized with a serious bacterial skin infection that caused significant loss of mobility and difficulty walking. Like many seniors, she wanted to return to her San Francisco home, but needed help with that transition. That’s where a...
No Vaccine for This Virus, but Advances Have Saved Lives

No Vaccine for This Virus, but Advances Have Saved Lives

While COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out to the public less than a year after official reports of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the United States, there is still no vaccine for another deadly virus that reared its ugly head about 40 years ago, accounting for...
Answers to Questions About Both COVID Vaccines

Answers to Questions About Both COVID Vaccines

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist worldwide, few defenses to stop its spread have been as urgently awaited as a vaccine. Following the emergency use authorization issued Dec. 11 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a...
COVID-19 Vaccine Set to Arrive After Historic FDA OK

COVID-19 Vaccine Set to Arrive After Historic FDA OK

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist worldwide, few defenses to stop its spread have been as urgently awaited as a vaccine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization late Friday of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine cleared the way for the...