by Emma Dugas | Apr 5, 2021
Does the thought of going back to “the way things were” before the pandemic fill you with fear? You aren’t alone. The San Francisco Chronicle recently interviewed Mercedes Kwiatkowski, M.D., psychiatrist with the Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, to understand why this...
by Gary Zavoral | Apr 2, 2021
Many people don’t wear face masks when outside and no one else is around. However, with the allergy season in full bloom, they may want to keep that mask on. Two Northern California allergists say wearing masks that are helping protect everyone from COVID-19...
by Karin Fleming | Mar 29, 2021
Approved COVID-19 vaccines have been tested in tens of thousands of people in Phase 3 clinical trials before being issued for emergency use in the United States. The clinical trials assess the vaccines’ efficacy and safety. Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug...
by Gary Zavoral | Mar 25, 2021
JACKSON, Calif. – Sutter Amador Hospital this month was named one of the top 100 rural and community hospitals in the United States for 2021 by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, and it is the only California hospital that made this year’s list. “This honor is...
by Karin Fleming | Mar 25, 2021
Bob Murphy, 68, uses walking poles to aid his stroll over the Bay Area’s Dumbarton Bridge. When he first began a battle with stage 4 lung cancer in 2016. the 2-mile walk aided by his wife was peppered with rest stops every 50 yards. Now Murphy walks the bridge with...
by Gary Zavoral | Mar 22, 2021
Jessie and Jason Anderson’s baby, Ricky, was born with a severe congenital heart defect that would require surgery within months of birth. The Citrus Heights, Calif., couple were given a choice that most parents in their situation aren’t even offered: Have a surgeon...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 22, 2021
A public health campaign is turning “La vacuna cura,” Spanish for “the vaccine cures,” into art. This simple phrase carries a powerful message—one that healthcare workers in Sonoma, Calif., hope resonates with the county’s Latinx population, the group hardest hit by...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 22, 2021
Medical breakthroughs benefit millions of Americans every day —from vaccines that help prevent illness to therapies that treat disease. While our understanding of how to better care for individuals has grown, gaps remain for racial and ethnic groups. The differences,...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 19, 2021
A better future is on the horizon for survivors of one of the most common medical emergencies in the United States. New research released in March at the American Stroke Association’s international conference found that people treated on a Mobile Stroke Unit received...
by Sutter Health | Mar 19, 2021
A message from Sarah Krevans, Sutter Health President and CEO Racism and discrimination have left a longstanding stain across America’s history, and in the past year, particularly since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, we have all witnessed the sharp...
