Eighteen white-clad bodies hurl themselves across the raised mat in the Green Valley Kodokan, punctuating the air with grunts as they slap the mat. It’s organized chaos as row after row of children—ages 5 to […]

Laugh more. That’s the advice of Michelle Katzaroff, D.O., an internal medicine physician at the NorthBay Center for Primary Care in Vacaville. “Laughter is good medicine,” she says. “It helps reduce stress, improves your mood […]

Some people might think that photography is a fairly sedentary hobby, but not the way Terrell Van Aken, M.D., attacks it. Although the medical director of NorthBay Bridges, a palliative care practice, disavows any claim […]

Pediatrician Michael Ginsberg, M.D., of the NorthBay Center for Primary Care in Fairfield, has been swimming since age 7. Today, he says that’s what keeps him fit and centered. “For the daily hour I’m swimming, […]

As if the Emergency Department didn’t generate enough adrenaline for Dr. Seth Kaufman, the Berkeley resident spends a chunk of his free time cruising up to 40 mph on a road bike. “Despite the danger, […]