by Ashley Boarman | Mar 15, 2022
Will there be a cure for cancer in our lifetime? It is hard to say, but it’s certainly a moonshot worth taking. For now, the medical community continues to make remarkable progress in the fight against cancer. “Early diagnosis and new therapies are our most useful...
by Ashley Boarman | Feb 16, 2022
Dr. Robert Mayle, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Novato, Calif., has a new partner — a robot. A new knee replacement robot has taken up residence in an operating suite at Novato Community Hospital, and Dr. Mayle says the robot doesn’t replace him...
by Sutter Health | Feb 16, 2022
By Karin Fleming and Ashley Boarman, Vitals contributors Ovarian cancer has long been thought to be a stealth disease, with many women discovering they have it only after the illness reaches a more serious stage. Now a new review of ovarian cancer records shows more...
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 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...
