by Sutter Health | Oct 29, 2024
Every year, an estimated 17 million strokes occur worldwide. Stroke is also the leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. Sutter Health is proud of its outstanding stroke care and strong patient outcomes. On October 29, its care teams...
by Nicole Young | Oct 28, 2024
At age 36, Lindsay Himmetoglu was 8 months pregnant and breastfeeding her young son, Lev when she assumed pain in her breast was just a plugged duct. “It’s probably my body ramping up for the new baby,” she told herself. The lump unfortunately turned out to be...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 28, 2024
East Bay resident Ronellyn Junius knew something wasn’t quite right –she felt a pain in her left beast. So she made an appointment to see her doctor who recommended she get a mammogram at the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center. Her subsequent breast...
by Sutter Health | Oct 25, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Kelly Hamamoto joined Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s Los Altos Center as a medical assistant in August 2019 to gain the patient care experience she needed to apply to physician assistant programs. When COVID hit a few months...
by Sutter Health | Oct 23, 2024
By Yanet Luna, Vitals contributor Access to healthcare is a nationwide challenge and in California, it is proving to be one of the most significant health policy challenges we face. According to the U.S. Bureau of Health Workforce an estimated 8 million Californians...
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...
