‘Game Changer’: Removing Medication Cost Barriers

‘Game Changer’: Removing Medication Cost Barriers

By Leslie Meiring, Vitals contributor Disbelief, fear, sadness, anger. A cancer diagnosis may bring with it a roller coaster of emotions, and so many questions: What are my treatment options? What will the side effects be like? How do I talk to my family about my...
She Now Sees Clearly Thanks to Donated Eye Surgery

She Now Sees Clearly Thanks to Donated Eye Surgery

By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor For years, 54-year-old Maria Hernandez lived her life looking through a fogged-up window. Her terrible eyesight meant she couldn’t read, couldn’t drive a car and even had a hard time recognizing friends’ and relatives’ faces....
My Message to a Young LGBTQ+ Person

My Message to a Young LGBTQ+ Person

During Pride month, John Boyd, Psy, D., Sutter Health’s CEO of Mental Health and Addiction Care, shares a message with every young LGBTQ+ person who is in need of guidance and support. “You are wonderfully made, you are whole and an incredible human...