by Sutter Health | Feb 24, 2022
By Marycon Young and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors A teenager’s bedroom—once a safe haven for young people—transformed in the time of COVID. Rather than serve as sanctuary, bedrooms morphed for many into lonely places of isolation. A recent photo essay in The New...
by Sutter Health | Feb 16, 2022
By Karin Fleming and Ashley Boarman, Vitals contributors Ovarian cancer has long been thought to be a stealth disease, with many women discovering they have it only after the illness reaches a more serious stage. Now a new review of ovarian cancer records shows more...
by Sutter Health | Feb 15, 2022
By Emma Dugas and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Lessons Learned Dr. Mercedes Kwiatkowski offers three main themes when helping kids through a positive COVID test • Preparation and education • Age-appropriate communication and information-sharing • Good modeling of...
by Sutter Health | Feb 11, 2022
By Dr. Antoinette Rose and Emma Dugas, Vitals contributors “Artificial intelligence and machine learning are changing healthcare,” says Dr. Wendi Knapp, a hospitalist with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Santa Cruz, Calif. “With these tools we can turn...
by Sutter Health | Feb 1, 2022
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors It’s no surprise to hear that pregnant people can experience shortness of breath, swollen feet and fatigue. But for some of those who are expecting, these and other clinical symptoms can be signs of misdiagnosed or...
