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Dr. Laura Fluke is among the surgical oncology fellows from the armed services who are doing Saint John’s proud. By Nancy Brands Ward Laura Fluke, DO, is a decorated military […]
Cardiovascular disease differs in women—but it’s just as common in men. By Nancy Sokoler Steiner Pregnant with her second child, Tricia Drum-Lal felt weak and tired. She chalked up the […]
A gift to establish the Sandra and Vin Scully Heart Rhythm Center will improve cardiac care for the community. By Patrick J. Kiger For generations of Angelenos, the late Dodgers […]
Kym Douglas put on a happy face before the TV cameras and fought cancer behind the scenes. Life was good for Kym Douglas, and good meant busy. The long-time journalist […]
BY VICTORIA CLAYTON Marina Del Rey resident Nancy Mamann loves that she shares many of her mother’s qualities—a health-conscious and proactive approach to living, creativity and remarkable youthfulness. But there’s […]
WISE & HEALTHY AGING HELPS OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS UNDERSTAND THEIR CHOICES. BY SHARI ROAN When Carla Alvarado’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she faced the fact that […]
SAINT JOHN’S CAREGIVERS WOULD STOP AT NOTHING TO HELP A YOUNG WOMAN CONQUER CANCER AND HAVE A HEALTHY BABY. BY SHARI ROAN / PHOTOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW SMITH Gastrointestinal cancer surgeon […]
BY NANCY SOKOLER STEINER Gail “Goldie” Westheimer had a problem that most women, understandably, don’t like to talk about. But given how treatment from her Providence Saint John’s Health Center […]
SURGEON EVAN WALGAMA’S WORK HELPING HIS PATIENTS MAKE DECISIONS STEERS HIS RESEARCH PURSUITS.BY PATRICK J. KIGER When Evan S. Walgama, MD, sees a patient at Saint John’s Cancer Institute, he […]
A couple’s dedication to philanthropy is embraced by their daughter. BY SHARI ROANIn January 2021, only weeks before a vaccine for COVID-19 became available in the U.S., Robert Fox, 92, […]