by Sutter Health | Oct 29, 2024
Every year, an estimated 17 million strokes occur worldwide. Stroke is also the leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. Sutter Health is proud of its outstanding stroke care and strong patient outcomes. On October 29, its care teams...
by Sutter Health | Oct 25, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Kelly Hamamoto joined Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s Los Altos Center as a medical assistant in August 2019 to gain the patient care experience she needed to apply to physician assistant programs. When COVID hit a few months...
by Sutter Health | Oct 23, 2024
By Yanet Luna, Vitals contributor Access to healthcare is a nationwide challenge and in California, it is proving to be one of the most significant health policy challenges we face. According to the U.S. Bureau of Health Workforce an estimated 8 million Californians...
by Sutter Health | Oct 23, 2024
Shanaz Dairkee, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute in San Francisco has studied breast cancer and its optimal treatments since 1984. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Vitals checked in with Dr. Dairkee...
by Sutter Health | Oct 22, 2024
Bone and joint injuries are becoming more common across the nation. The prevalence of these conditions is predicted to increase greatly due to increasing life expectancy and changes in risk factors, according to the United States Bone and Joint Initiative. Currently,...
