Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives

Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives

Sutter enrolls first patient in cutting-edge gene therapy clinical trial What if you couldn’t hug your child, speak a full sentence or lift your morning coffee mug? That’s the reality for thousands living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a disease that...
Sutter Health Names First Chief Scientific Officer

Sutter Health Names First Chief Scientific Officer

NORTHERN CALIF. – Matthew Solomon, M.D., Ph.D., joined Sutter Health as its first chief scientific officer on Jan. 21. In this new role, Dr. Solomon will use his nationally renowned expertise in data-driven clinical and research programs to further the health system’s...
How a Virtual Pharmacy Is Leading to Better Heart Health

How a Virtual Pharmacy Is Leading to Better Heart Health

By Debbie Ritenour and Marycon Young, Vitals contributors In the fall of 2023, Linda Miller was not feeling well. For months, she had been experiencing shortness of breath, fatigue and bloating, and she was taking a diuretic every day to control her symptoms. When a...