by Karin Fleming | Oct 5, 2023
Dr. Charles McDonnell has glimpsed the future—in the blood of an individual originally undiagnosed with cancer but who later developed the disease in his tongue and kidney. Dr. McDonnell recalls this “medical magic” of early cancer detection in Sutter patient Louis...
by Karin Fleming | Sep 5, 2023
For most children, few things are scarier than monsters in the closet or the first day at school after summer break. But topping the list of kids’ common fears may also be vaccines. That’s why Sutter Health piloted vaccination clinics to support kids who have...
by Karin Fleming | Aug 16, 2023
The Sutter Health Telestroke Program facilitates access to remote specialty care for patients across Northern California. Individuals who experience a stroke know well that life can change in an instant: Brain cells begin dying seconds after a stroke-induced clot...
by Karin Fleming | Aug 3, 2023
Many new moms benefit from advice and tips from their own mothers when caring for their newborn. Few have the opportunity to receive such support from their grandmothers and great grandmothers. Twenty-year-old Matilynn Stevens was lucky enough to receive that “legacy”...
by Karin Fleming | Jul 19, 2023
As people age, they may experience an increase in things like grey hair, weight around the middle and potentially lapses in memory. But some aspects of our body’s functioning decrease with age, and muscle mass is one. Sarcopenia, a reduction in skeletal muscle mass...
