by Sutter Health | Feb 15, 2022
By Emma Dugas and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Lessons Learned Dr. Mercedes Kwiatkowski offers three main themes when helping kids through a positive COVID test • Preparation and education • Age-appropriate communication and information-sharing • Good modeling of...
by Emma Dugas | Feb 14, 2022
Does it sometimes feel like there are butterflies in your chest? Does your heart race or skip a beat? If it’s not your crush making your heart go pitter-pat, it could be a common heart condition called atrial fibrillation or AFib for short. This Valentine’s Day,...
by Sutter Health | Feb 11, 2022
By Dr. Antoinette Rose and Emma Dugas, Vitals contributors “Artificial intelligence and machine learning are changing healthcare,” says Dr. Wendi Knapp, a hospitalist with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Santa Cruz, Calif. “With these tools we can turn...
by Karin Fleming | Feb 10, 2022
A Santa Rosa woman is the first in San Francisco to receive this new treatment for brain cancer A diagnosis of cancer is shocking for most people. But a diagnosis of brain cancer may carry additional fear when one considers these facts: no other cancer is as...
by Gary Zavoral | Feb 10, 2022
Meet the First Couple of Heart Transplantation Jim and Kaye Donovan have been married for 17 years, and over that time their love has grown immensely. So did their hearts. In fact, their hearts grew so much that they were each about three times the size of a normal...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 7, 2022
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. for men and women. Catching colon cancer early through screening reduces the number of deaths from the disease, yet many people are not up to...
by Emma Dugas | Feb 1, 2022
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor The COVID-19 pandemic led many people to postpone routine visits to their primary care provider in 2020. The result: missed physicals and cancer screenings, less chronic disease monitoring and medication adjustment, and overdue...
by Sutter Health | Feb 1, 2022
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors It’s no surprise to hear that pregnant people can experience shortness of breath, swollen feet and fatigue. But for some of those who are expecting, these and other clinical symptoms can be signs of misdiagnosed or...
by Ashley Boarman | Jan 28, 2022
One-size-care does not fit all, and that’s no more apparent than in the emergency room setting. Just like pediatric emergency departments are tailored to meet the needs of kids and babies, the same is true for seniors. “Older adults have special medical, social and...
by Sutter Health | Jan 28, 2022
By Nicole Townsend and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors The relentless COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on mental health. Long-term stress is turning into burnout. This phenomenon is rapidly surfacing across industries and it’s considered a key driver to the “Great...
