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Lesley Field’s path into cardiology began when she developed arrhythmias as an elite level triathlete. During the investigation into her heart problems with cardiologists and electrophysiologists, Field left with a healed heart and a passion for a career in cardiac health.

Walking into the office of Touro University California’s (TUC) Executive Chef Raymond Nottie, you are immersed in a collection that fills the entirety of the room. 

Diabetes and obesity remain prevailing concerns across Solano County, with far-reaching health consequences.

On Sunday, January 21^st, attendees gathered at Lander Hall on the Touro University Campus for the Integrative Medicine Symposium, the first in-person event after three years of virtual gatherings.

There are certain things people can do right away that can provide health benefits now and for years to come.

For the first time, Touro University California (TUC) will admit international students to its College of Pharmacy (COP) program in the Fall 2024. While there have always been international students in COP, the big difference is the ability to sponsor an F-1 Student Visa for students from other countries.

The ballroom at Farragut Inn was filled with a dozen Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) projects on display as large format printouts mounted on foam-core boards. Each poster was the work of an MSN student, a research venture dedicated to improving health care practices through a wide range of ideas.

Most medical school educations include the biochemistry of nutrients and what their deficiencies might look like, but rarely how that translates into the foods people eat, according to a recent TIME article. If a patient with a chronic condition needed to address issues with their diets and eating habits, few physicians have the training to provide specific guidelines or recommendations for what to eat.

Over 200 years ago, Dr. Florence Nightingale believed that a patient’s health could only be better when care delivery was focused on the whole person, including the heart, the mind, and the surrounding environment. Nightingale led nursing as a service devoted to the wellness of humanity regardless of status, location, or ability. She acknowledged health care was a right of all humans and nurses were at the heart. Nightingale called for the nursing profession to uphold the highest standards of care and safety, through science and empathy.

It’s a new year, which means it’s time to get serious about your health if you, like many others, gave yourself a free pass on healthy eating and exercise over the holidays.