by Karin Fleming | Feb 22, 2022
An at-home study to help determine whether osteoporosis drug treatments may prevent fractures in older patients with Parkinson’s disease was designed and has been launched in Northern California. Older patients with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism also have a...
by Karin Fleming | Feb 10, 2022
A Santa Rosa woman is the first in San Francisco to receive this new treatment for brain cancer A diagnosis of cancer is shocking for most people. But a diagnosis of brain cancer may carry additional fear when one considers these facts: no other cancer is as...
by Karin Fleming | Dec 7, 2021
Few individuals with a chronic illness have the opportunity to experience medical research advances from the “inside.” Sutter patient Tom Schaaf, 63, joined a clinical trial to help pave the way for new knowledge of how best to treat multiple sclerosis, also called...
by Karin Fleming | Dec 6, 2021
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul.” – Mahalia Jackson, African American gospel singer Although COVID-19 has changed how individuals and communities gather in places of worship and...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 29, 2021
Nancy Stuckey, seated in center, founded Think Pink Granite Bay to support breast cancer survivors and help fund research. At a fashion show to raise funds for breast cancer survivors and research in October, Think Pink Granite Bay organizer Nancy Stuckey gathered...