Journey to Healing: Gastroparesis Patient Finds Relief

Journey to Healing: Gastroparesis Patient Finds Relief

Photo caption: Patient Allison Villegas embraces Dr. Mimi Lin before undergoing surgery for a gastric stimulator implant at California Pacific Medical Center’s Van Ness campus. By Jennifer Modenessi-Gurule, Vitals contributor Minutes before her surgery at...
Shouldering the Load: RN’s Surgery and Road to Healing

Shouldering the Load: RN’s Surgery and Road to Healing

For nearly four decades, Diana Bastin has been a dedicated registered nurse, spending much of her career in the operating room. Working at Sutter Health’s Santa Cruz Maternity and Surgery Center, she has assisted in countless procedures, ensuring the best outcomes for...
Navigating Congenital Heart Defects as an Adult

Navigating Congenital Heart Defects as an Adult

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...