by Karin Fleming | May 17, 2023
At age 52, telecommunications specialist Gary Resurreccion has seen the launch of innovations from smartphones to Siri. “But I didn’t anticipate my sixth decade of life would include one of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies: robotic surgery,” says...
by Karin Fleming | May 16, 2023
Artificial intelligence advancements have come roaring back to life. From chatbots to image generators, content creation and conveniences abound for consumers. But what about the ways it can potentially have a more profound impact—like for one’s healthcare needs? A...
by Karin Fleming | May 8, 2023
Happenstance can take many shapes. But for 46-year-old Sutter patient Vashti Ross, who was found to have a rare genetic mutation that caused Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (or “ALS”, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease), the diagnosis provided her the unique...
by Karin Fleming | Apr 11, 2023
Ben Moseley, a healthy 13-year-old, is known for speed and agility on the basketball court. But in August 2022 an alarming spread of bacterial infection in his body stopped him in his tracks and jeopardized his life. “It was truly frightening to see how quickly Ben’s...
by Karin Fleming | Jan 17, 2023
When Vladimir Diaz-Ochoa, Ph.D., a scientist specializing in microbiology and immunology was diagnosed last year with a progressive neurodegenerative disease, the importance of medical research became even more personal. Muscle spasms and weakness in his fingers...
