by Sutter Health | Dec 8, 2021
In the photo above, NBC reporter Kate Snow, left, interviewed Dr. Phyllis Napoles and pancreatic cancer survivor Jim Ford, whose cancer was detected by a blood test that Sutter Health helped to study. By Gary Zavoral and Karin Fleming, Vitals contributors Jim Ford of...
by Sutter Health | Dec 7, 2021
By Clayton Warren and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Sam Harris spent the first three months of his life in a Bay Area neonatal intensive care unit undergoing surgery and treatment for one medical challenge after another. Born 16 weeks early at 24 weeks (a...
by Sutter Health | Nov 17, 2021
Living in a rural community, many miles from a major metropolitan area, has its advantages. But, when you need surgery, the last thing you want to do is take a road trip. Many rural, community hospitals have physicians that are trained in the surgeries that are often...
by Sutter Health | Nov 16, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to delay medical appointments, including time-sensitive health screenings like mammograms, colonoscopies and skin exams. A lag still exists today even as health systems and clinics have taken careful steps to help stop the...
by Sutter Health | Nov 9, 2021
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Dave Johnson joined the military in 1962 as a 19-year-old enlisted airman. Over the course of his 23-year career, Dave and his wife, Ampai, raised their three children on Air Force bases in...
