by Sutter Health | Jul 18, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (July 18, 2022) – California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) researcher Dr. Steve Cummings and his team at Sutter’s San Francisco Coordinating Center (SFCC) were awarded a significant grant from the CPMC Foundation’s Research & Education Leadership...
by Sutter Health | Jul 13, 2022
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor A family medicine clinic in Elk Grove, Calif., doesn’t hand out suckers to pediatric patients. They give books. Mary Tucker, a family practice clinical assistant with Elk Grove Family Medicine, knew she loved books — and she knew...
by Sutter Health | Jul 11, 2022
By Clayton Warren and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Itzel Lopez was planning to marry her college sweetheart, Jonatan Spahn, this August, but those plans were put on hold when Lopez was admitted to Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in...
by Sutter Health | Jul 5, 2022
By Veronica Bartell, Vitals contributor Judy Schoer’s father was a commercial plumber for many years and, in his 60s, was diagnosed with a form of lung cancer that’s caused by asbestos fibers from construction material. “The tumor was inoperable and, unfortunately,...
by Sutter Health | Jun 30, 2022
By Anita Creamer and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors The Fourth of July holiday often means gathering with friends and family for a barbecue or picnic before the main event: the fireworks. And that’s not good news for everyone. Because while...
