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,...
by Sutter Health | Oct 22, 2024
As healthcare systems across the country strive to meet growing patient demands and address access challenges, recruiting healthcare professionals has become a central strategy. Listen as Sutter Health President & CEO Warner Thomas talks about what his...
by Sutter Health | Oct 21, 2024
PHOTO CAPTION: Theresa Rizzo, Psy. D. and Axis’s Administrative Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, sits down with a patient to discuss mental health awareness. By Jerome Hubbard, Lisa Hom and Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributors Mental health awareness...
by Sutter Health | Oct 18, 2024
By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor In a world where mental health challenges are more visible than ever, Sutter Health has taken a bold step to offer vital support to young people. Last fall, the healthcare system expanded its Scout app, an innovative tool initially...
by Sutter Health | Oct 17, 2024
ELK GROVE, Calif. – As part of its comprehensive efforts to improve access for patients throughout California, Sutter Health plans to expand its Elk Grove campus by constructing a new 56,000-square-foot, two-story specialty care center. The $67.8 million project will...
by Sutter Health | Oct 16, 2024
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Have you ever wondered how a donation at a grocery store check-out counter can make a difference in someone’s life? Each year, the Safeway Foundation hosts its Cancer Research and Treatment campaign to support breast cancer research...
by Sutter Health | Oct 16, 2024
By Nicole Young and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Nearly half of women over 40 have dense breast tissue, a condition the FDA requires all healthcare organizations to report to patients if it is indicated on a mammogram. But many women may not understand...
by Sutter Health | Oct 15, 2024
Sutter’s Ray Dolby Brain Health Center has expanded to a second location at CPMC’s Davies Campus, increasing its capacity to provide cutting-edge treatments for Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders, with plans to move to the Mission Bernal Care Complex...
by Ashley Boarman | Oct 15, 2024
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program, part of Sutter Health, has launched a new Addiction Medicine Fellowship to improve high-quality, de-stigmatized care for people with substance use disorders. In recent years, Sonoma County...
