by Karin Fleming | Aug 16, 2023
The Sutter Health Telestroke Program facilitates access to remote specialty care for patients across Northern California. Individuals who experience a stroke know well that life can change in an instant: Brain cells begin dying seconds after a stroke-induced clot...
by Ashley Boarman | Apr 11, 2023
April is National Donate Life Month Gabby Rojas has a big reason to smile. That’s because she just got a life-saving kidney from her sister-in-law, Danielle Rojas. “My energy is really through the roof,” says Gabby, 27. “I feel happy, blessed and grateful.” Both women...
by Gary Zavoral | Dec 21, 2022
Because she has radioactive ‘seeds’ implanted in her brain, she doesn’t need ongoing radiation therapy. They were two of California’s first COVID patients and lived to tell the tale. His young grandson’s quick response saved him of any noticeable brain loss from a...
by Ashley Boarman | Oct 26, 2022
A troubling virus is making a comeback this fall, and this news isn’t good for young children and babies who haven’t built up immunity to respiratory illnesses. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like...
by Sutter Health | Sep 27, 2022
By Meg Walker and Ashley Boarman, Vitals contributors A certain amount of work stress is normal no matter what career you’re in. This was true before the pandemic but coping with the Covid virus may have increased work-related stress for some healthcare workers....
