by Karin Fleming | Dec 20, 2022
When Bob Warren, 87, of Davis, Calif., was experiencing a sudden loss of speech, his wife feared he was having a stroke and called their family doctor. He was taken to the emergency department at Sutter Davis Hospital, where tests revealed a surprising diagnosis:...
by Karin Fleming | May 17, 2022
Palo Alto resident Laura Clausen is a melanoma survivor at age 63. She credits enrolling in a clinical trial at Sutter’s CPMC for giving her hope and the trial drug needed to heal her cancer. In 2012, Clausen discovered a grape-sized lump on her neck. A biopsy and CT...
by Sutter Health | Oct 15, 2021
By Karin Fleming and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors With COVID-19 dominating headlines, it may be easy to forget about another deadly virus that has killed millions: HIV/AIDS. While there’s still no cure, researchers have made significant inroads on drugs...