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Surgeon Provides Alternative
A new minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) might just make valve replacement, open-heart surgery, and the use of a heart-lung machine a thing of the past.
Fearless in the Face of Cancer
“I kept giving her the medicine, but the fevers were not going away,” said Cooley, Peyton’s mother. “I began noticing bruises on her legs and she looked really pale. My mom ‘gut feeling’ told me something was really wrong.”
Hip Replacement Helps Golfer Get Back on the Green
When golfer David Woo first felt the pain in his hip, he figured he had just overexerted himself.
Lifesaving Care Gives New Mom Another Chance at Life
Doctors at the Monterey Peninsula emergency department made a rare diagnosis that led to lifesaving care at UCSF Health.
Infant’s RSV Exposes Life-Threatening Heart Defect
A pediatric nurse expresses gratitude after his co-workers save his daughter’s life.
Nevada County Search and Rescue Volunteers Receive Essential Donation
Tahoe Forest Health System’s donation of an automated external defibrillator to Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue will be a great tool to help the all-volunteer organization assist patients who are in cardiac arrest.
Back on His Feet After a Venomous Bite
A fun weekend at the river turned into a fight for survival after a rattlesnake strike.
Successful Spinal Surgery Allows This Teen to Cheer Once More
Less than a year ago, 13-year-old Gabby feared having to leave her cheerleading passion behind. She had a sideways curvature of the spine, known as scoliosis, that was getting worse by the day.
Medical Transcription: A Job Only a Human Can Do
Linda Bush and Phyllis Scroggins, two medical transcriptionists in Community Health System’s Health Information Management department, represent just a small fraction of an essential service in the health care field.
Innovative Hospital Harnesses Sustainability From the Ground Up
Kaiser Permanente’s Santa Rosa medical office building has become the first in the U.S. to achieve net-zero status.