The lifespan of HIV-infected individuals has increased dramatically with combination antiretroviral therapy, yet an 8- to 13-year gap in survival persists when compared to individuals without the virus, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in JAIDS, the Journal of…
Heart failurepatients who had early follow-up with general medicine or cardiology providers within 7 days of being discharged from the hospital had a lower chance of being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, according to a study from Kaiser…
A Kaiser Permanente Northern California study of the clinical utility of a novel, wireless electrocardiographic monitor that can store up to 14 days of recording found that a meaningful percentage of potentially high-risk cardiac arrhythmias were identified after the initial…
Research highlights importance of identifying strategies to reduce disparities In the largest and longest study thus far of ethnic disparities in dementia risk, researchers compared six ethnic and racial groups within the same geographic population and found significant variation in…
Findings suggest that a targeted round of vaccination among young people should instead be considered to limit local outbreaks of whooping cough A new study from Kaiser Permanente’s Vaccine Study Center found that the Tdap booster vaccine provides moderate protection…
Findings indicate that health plan’s systematic efforts to improve risk-factor control may help reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities In a study of more than 1.3 million Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California that stretched over 10 years, researchers…
Adherence to recommended annual screening high among health plan members When used in a large health care system, the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) was sensitive for detecting colorectal cancer and adherence to recommended annual follow-up testing was high,making the non-invasive…
32 percent of patients with chronic conditions report better health OAKLAND, Calif., December 21, 2015 — A third of patients with chronic conditions who exchanged secure emails with their doctors said that these communications improved their overall health, according…
In the first large-scale genetic study of hernia risk in adults, researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Kaiser Permanente have identified variations at four locations in the genome that underlie the risk of inguinal hernia, the most…
A diabetes prevention program administered within the nation’s largest, integrated health care system was effective in helping women with a history of gestational diabetes reach weight loss goals and increase physical activity following the birth of their children, according to…
