by rosemvv@sutterhealth.org | Aug 1, 2023
For 13 years, Catherine lived with undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), a condition associated with stroke risk. Symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath and fatigue manifested sporadically, sometimes with months in between. “Every other month or...
by Ashley Boarman | Jul 28, 2023
Katie Davis once weighed only as much as six sticks of butter, recalls her mom, Phyllis Davis. “She easily fit in the palm of her dad’s hand,” Phyllis says. “Her head was the size of a small lemon.” Born at 24-weeks (a full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks), Katie was a...
by Sutter Health | Jul 27, 2023
By Bryan Gardner and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Within 10 years, the U.S. health system will face a critical shortage of up to 124,000 doctors, according to the American Medical Association. What will this shortage mean for patients? Experts say it...
by Sutter Health | Jul 25, 2023
Samuel Merritt University and Sutter Health Join Forces to Help Grow Nurse Leaders Who Will Focus on Reducing Health Disparities OAKLAND, Calif. – The nation’s first candidate for a new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Fellowship aimed at developing future health...
by Sutter Health | Jul 20, 2023
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor The disability community knows July 26 as Disability Independence Day, the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act becoming law in 1990. Disability rights are civil rights, and simply put, the ADA protects people with...
