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...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 27, 2021
Breast cancer continues to be one of the most common causes of death for women in the United States. We interviewed Kristie Bobolis, M.D., a clinical investigator, medical oncologist and hematology specialist at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, for her perspectives on...
by Karin Fleming | Sep 20, 2021
A new medical study at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center is helping determine the potential link between an individual’s social interactions – or lack thereof – and their risk of developing cancer. The study is being performed by John K. Chan, M.D., an...