by Nicole Young | Oct 6, 2025
Steven Mendoza, a veteran postal worker, crossed countless Santa Barbara neighborhoods every day for more than 30 years. Now retired, the 77-year-old grandfather was not about to let prostate cancer slow him down. He understood the importance of screening and early...
by Nicole Young | Sep 15, 2025
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month By Nicole Young, Vitals contributor A rare, slow-growing type of ovarian cancer called LGSOC (low-grade serous ovarian cancer) disproportionately affects women in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Research conducted on the Central...
by Nicole Young | Jun 18, 2025
Program Offers Women a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Prevention & Treatment By Nicole Young, Vitals contributor Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, now part of Sutter Health, is launching a High-Risk Breast Clinic that will monitor women at elevated risk for...
by Nicole Young | Apr 11, 2025
Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health, announced that its Urgent Care located at 215 Pesetas Lane in Santa Barbara is expanding its hours of care and will be open one hour later on weekdays, from 8am to 8pm. Additionally, starting on Memorial Day May 26, Sansum...
by Nicole Young | Feb 20, 2025
Nearly 2 million adults in the U.S. live with congenital heart defects or CHDs. These patients survived the repair of structural abnormalities in their hearts while infants or children and they require lifelong attention from a cardiology specialist. While only 20% of...
