by Ashley Boarman | Mar 15, 2022
Will there be a cure for cancer in our lifetime? It is hard to say, but it’s certainly a moonshot worth taking. For now, the medical community continues to make remarkable progress in the fight against cancer. “Early diagnosis and new therapies are our most useful...
by Gary Zavoral | Mar 15, 2022
Tom Brady will be passing the football again when he turns 45 this year. He also shouldn’t pass on getting his first colonoscopy. Why the rush? Because about 12% of all colorectal cancer patients are under the age of 50, so three national medical groups, including the...
by Sutter Health | Mar 15, 2022
By Monique Binkley Smith and Clayton Warren, Vitals contributors Imagine being stuck aboard a cruise ship with a deadly new virus spreading among passengers and crew. It sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but for Michael and Ann Cannarozzo of Rochester, N.Y., it...
by Sutter Health | Mar 11, 2022
Statement from James Conforti, Interim Sutter Health President & CEO “We are extremely pleased with today’s unanimous verdict in Sutter Health’s favor. After hearing many hours of testimony from witnesses, insurance plan representatives, provider organizations and...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 10, 2022
The island nation of Tonga is still dealing with the aftermath from a volcanic eruption and tsunami that devastated the country in January. Described as a ‘once in a millennium event,’ experts estimate that 85% of population has been directly impacted by the natural...
by Liz Madison | Mar 10, 2022
The healthcare tech circles can be full of buzzwords. “Seamless.” “Frictionless.” “Empowered.” Clever phrases are also coined and cultivated. Case in point: “click and mortar,” which is meant to illustrate the new hybrid care model that includes both virtual and...
by Sutter Health | Mar 10, 2022
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor Every year in the United States, about 1 million people have surgery to help relieve pain and restore mobility in their hip or knee. For many people, an ambulatory surgery center offers a safe, convenient option for the procedure....
by Sutter Health | Mar 4, 2022
Healthcare experienced a digital revolution during the pandemic and the transformation is only accelerating as people become more digitally savvy. In Digital Health Insights, Dr. Albert Chan, vice president and chief of digital health at Sutter Health, shares how we...
by Sutter Health | Mar 3, 2022
By Meg Walker, Monique Binkley Smith and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Tina Reed could be referred to as a “first face of medicine.” As a medical assistant at Santa Rosa Same Day Care, she is one of the initial care team members who welcome patients into the busy...
by Gary Zavoral | Mar 1, 2022
With another daylight saving time having passed, many in the medical community and the public in general are hoping it will be one of the last. Daylight saving time, which was instituted in the early 1900s and became a federal standard in the 1960s, allows for more...
