by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 4, 2022
It seems everyone knows a woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. And no wonder. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths.* But there is good news. The overall...
by Sutter Health | Oct 4, 2022
By Marycon Young and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Modern society has shown its ability to recognize the importance of mental health. Less stigma and shame linger around the topic, as evidenced by the growing number of programs and approaches designed to offer...
by Sutter Health | Sep 29, 2022
Novel Research from Sutter Health Highlights the Ongoing Need to Understand & Help Correct Racial Bias in Every Corner of Medicine SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new study released today from Northern California-based Sutter Health linked bias in the device used to...
by Sutter Health | Sep 29, 2022
The healthcare community has acknowledged how unconscious human bias by individual providers can impact care. Now research reveals how bias embedded within medical technology affects outcomes as well. A new study released today by Sutter Health, links medical...
by Sutter Health | Sep 28, 2022
(Pictured above is Williamson Roasa, RN) Sutter Health showcases its workers as the stars in “Never-Ending Ad Campaign” SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s been a challenging time in healthcare. So when Sutter Health and its ad agency, Barrett, began planning its fall...
by Sutter Health | Sep 27, 2022
By Meg Walker and Ashley Boarman, Vitals contributors A certain amount of work stress is normal no matter what career you’re in. This was true before the pandemic but coping with the Covid virus may have increased work-related stress for some healthcare workers....
by Sutter Health | Sep 27, 2022
By Anita Creamer and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors It’s been a challenging time in healthcare. So when one Northern California healthcare system began planning its fall 2022 advertising campaign, its marketing team decided to highlight the system’s...
by Sutter Health | Sep 22, 2022
Brad Brack, left, who is on the board of the Beard Land and Investment Co., is shown the training capabilities of the Advanced Critical Skills Lab by Memorial Medical Center NICU nurse Sonja Loehr and clinical nurse educator Penny Owen. The Beard company donated...
by Gary Zavoral | Sep 20, 2022
Travis Barber was feeling lucky. Less than an hour before, he had been discharged from a rehabilitation hospital a month after suffering a critical brain injury caused by a gunshot and pistol-whipping. He still had only half his skull; the other half was removed to...
by Ashley Boarman | Sep 14, 2022
Receiving this year’s flu shot and the newly-approved COVID bivalent booster offer protection against both circulating viruses, says infectious disease expert. With countries like Australia and New Zealand reporting their worst flu season in five years, a...
