Press Release – Page 3 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Heart attack patients who follow more guidelines live longer

March 5, 2020
Cardiovascular, Press Release, Prevention, Uncategorized
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Patients who followed more medical advice after a heart attack were more likely to survive years later, and their prospects improved with every additional recommendation they followed, according to new research from Kaiser Permanente published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Depression, anxiety, trauma associated with elevated odds of cannabis use during pregnancy

February 19, 2020
Maternal/infant health, Press Release, Women’s health
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In a new study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente have shown that depression, anxiety, and trauma during pregnancy are associated with prenatal marijuana use.

Patients with diabetes who used online tools managed their disease better

Patients with diabetes who used the Kaiser Permanente patient portal and mobile phone app improved their diabetes management outcomes, according to an analysis published Feb. 19 in JAMA Network Open.

Depressed pregnant women more likely to eat poorer diets, Kaiser Permanente analysis finds

February 12, 2020
Behavioral health, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Mental health, Nutrition, Obesity, Perinatal health, Press Release, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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Pregnant women with depression were more likely to eat poor diets with a higher intake of empty calories and lower intake of greens, beans, and fruit, according to an analysis of 1,160 adult pregnant women who were treated at Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

Large study finds physical inactivity as dangerous as smoking for heart disease, stroke

A broad look at an ethnically diverse sample of nearly 1 million Kaiser Permanente patients compared the individual contributions of major risk factors for heart attacks and stroke and found physical inactivity a greater risk than expected.

Study finds no evidence of harm to infant development after mothers get flu vaccine while pregnant

February 5, 2020
Children’s health, Infectious disease, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Press Release, Vaccine research, Vaccines
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A Kaiser Permanente study of women who were given inactivated influenza vaccine while pregnant found no indication of developmental problems for their babies at 6 months old.

Women with colorectal cancer fare better if they have social support

January 23, 2020
Cancer, Press Release, Social determinants, Women’s health
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New research from Kaiser Permanente finds that post-menopausal women with colorectal cancer were more likely to die from their disease or from any cause if they had low social support before diagnosis.

Study in pregnant women suggests maternal infection, not antibiotics, associated with childhood obesity

December 5, 2019
Children’s health, Infectious disease, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Press Release, Women’s health
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Women who had an untreated infection during pregnancy were more likely to have a child who later went on to be obese than pregnant women who never had an infection, new research from Kaiser Permanente finds.

Kaiser Permanente reduces hospitalizations even as sicker patients are admitted

December 4, 2019
Biostatistics, Delivery Science, Health Policy, Hospital systems, Press Release, Uncategorized
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Kaiser Permanente's Northern California hospitals reduced hospitalizations and readmissions even as patients' conditions increased in severity, a new analysis shows.

Chronic disease prevalence varies by Asian subgroup, Kaiser Permanente research finds

November 25, 2019
Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Disparities, Health disparities, Press Release
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Asian-Americans from different parts of Asia have very different cardiovascular risk factors and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, Kaiser Permanente research concludes.