by Ashley Boarman | Oct 28, 2021
It took 38-year-old Jose Jimenez more than nine months into the country’s vaccine rollout to decide he was comfortable getting the shot. It’s a decision he says was suddenly made easy after spending more than a month in a Bay Area ICU battling COVID-19. “To everyone...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 27, 2021
Breast cancer continues to be one of the most common causes of death for women in the United States. We interviewed Kristie Bobolis, M.D., a clinical investigator, medical oncologist and hematology specialist at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, for her perspectives on...
by Sutter Health | Oct 27, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Twelve Sutter Health ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have been listed among Newsweek magazine’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2022. Newsweek partnered with research firm Statista to survey ASC staff, physicians, and leaders. They...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 22, 2021
Get your mammogram; early detection saves lives. That’s the timely message from two breast cancer experts this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many women delayed getting their annual mammogram out of concern for COVID-19, says breast surgeon Anne Peled, M.D.,...
by Sutter Health | Oct 20, 2021
In a sweet surprise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signaled their support for little ghosts and ghouls to trick or treat this Halloween. However, it warns of some precautions to parents and kids before scampering out their doors. The CDC...
by Liz Madison | Oct 20, 2021
Drug use has always served as a scintillating storyline. It is a compelling center to some of the past century’s arguably best television and cinema. But the gravity of drug use is a gritty truth that can’t be ignored with the hit of a button or the close of a laptop....
by Emma Dugas | Oct 18, 2021
Valerie LaBonte spent the better part of her adult life focused on giving people second chances. Now, at 65 years old, she has received her own second chance—through a program that has helped her break her dependency on addictive pain relievers. Many in Lake County...
by Sutter Health | Oct 15, 2021
ROSEVILLE, Calif. – A new medical residency program is being launched this year in one of the fastest-growing cities in California in an effort to train and retain qualified physicians and medical specialists to care for the burgeoning region. Sutter Roseville Medical...
by Ashley Boarman | Oct 15, 2021
Matthew Farruggio is no stranger to overcoming adversity in health and in life. He was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2009, suffered a hemiplegic stroke in 2016 and began using a wheelchair full-time in 2019. “I’ve had some pretty significant physical setbacks,...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 15, 2021
Pregnant people have a lot on their minds. They may worry about everything from “Is my baby developing normally?” to “What color should I paint the nursery?” But many pregnant people may also wonder whether to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu and COVID-19....
