Flu and COVID Vaccines: What You Need to Know

Flu and COVID Vaccines: What You Need to Know

by | Sep 16, 2025

With autumn here, the talk of flu shots and Covid-19 boosters is back. But this year, the guidance feels confusing. Should you get both? Can you get them at the same time? Which Covid-19 vaccine is the right one? To clear things up, the California Department of Public...
How a Simple Cut Led to Urgent Medical Diagnosis

How a Simple Cut Led to Urgent Medical Diagnosis

by | Sep 12, 2025

By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Learn more about this serious condition. The cut on Carrie Detwiler’s leg seemed minor, the kind you rinse and forget. After returning home from a family trip to Hawaii — where she had swum in...
Smarter Charting Enables More Patient Connections

Smarter Charting Enables More Patient Connections

by | Sep 11, 2025

Christina Koopmans, second from the left, and her fellow nurses have more time to spend with patients thanks to the Nursing FOCUS project that was implemented in February. Christina Koopmans became a nurse so she could care deeply for her patients—and offer support...
NorCal Man’s Perseverance Helps Him, Others Heal

NorCal Man’s Perseverance Helps Him, Others Heal

by | Sep 10, 2025

For Rond Allen “Rond” De Leon, life has never been a straight path. It’s been a series of climbs, setbacks, recoveries, and triumphs—much like the marathons, triathlons, and endurance cycling events that have shaped his athletic journey. Today, as a...
First Signs of New Cancer Center Spotted in Modesto

First Signs of New Cancer Center Spotted in Modesto

by | Sep 2, 2025

Richard Leal, vice president of strategy for Sutter Health’s Greater Central Valley, and Diane Walton, imaging supervisor for Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, high-five each other as other employees tour the newly remodeled diagnostic imaging center on 600...