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...
by Karin Fleming | Dec 20, 2022
When Bob Warren, 87, of Davis, Calif., was experiencing a sudden loss of speech, his wife feared he was having a stroke and called their family doctor. He was taken to the emergency department at Sutter Davis Hospital, where tests revealed a surprising diagnosis:...
by Karin Fleming | Nov 28, 2022
Jazlyn Lara, a joyful 5-year-old in Sacramento, wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up. She expressed this dream to her parents even before being diagnosed in June 2020 with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia — a type of blood cancer also called B-ALL that starts...
by Karin Fleming | Sep 8, 2022
Patrick O’Sullivan, 84, of Modesto, Calif., struggled for years with shortness of breath, fatigue, swollen ankles and unexplained weight gain. Diagnosed in 2012 with heart failure and now proactively managing his condition, O’Sullivan was initially prescribed heart...
by Karin Fleming | Aug 5, 2022
Laser interstitial thermal therapy began as a minimally invasive surgery to help minimize and even stop seizures in both adults and children who suffer from epilepsy. LITT, which is also called laser ablation, now is being used at Sutter Health to help some patients...
