Journey to Healing: Gastroparesis Patient Finds Relief

Journey to Healing: Gastroparesis Patient Finds Relief

Photo caption: Patient Allison Villegas embraces Dr. Mimi Lin before undergoing surgery for a gastric stimulator implant at California Pacific Medical Center’s Van Ness campus. By Jennifer Modenessi-Gurule, Vitals contributor Minutes before her surgery at...
Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives

Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives

Sutter enrolls first patient in cutting-edge gene therapy clinical trial What if you couldn’t hug your child, speak a full sentence or lift your morning coffee mug? That’s the reality for thousands living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a disease that...
How a Virtual Pharmacy Is Leading to Better Heart Health

How a Virtual Pharmacy Is Leading to Better Heart Health

By Debbie Ritenour and Marycon Young, Vitals contributors In the fall of 2023, Linda Miller was not feeling well. For months, she had been experiencing shortness of breath, fatigue and bloating, and she was taking a diuretic every day to control her symptoms. When a...