After more than a decade of steady improvements, the decline in mortality rates from heart disease and stroke has slowed nationally and nearly leveled out since 2011, according to a new analysis from Kaiser Permanente published in JAMA Cardiology. “Continued…
Scientists develop a highly accurate method to predict type 2 diabetes after delivery in women with gestational diabetes An international team of researchers has discovered a simple, accurate new way to predict which women with gestational diabetes will develop type…
Results in the Kaiser Permanente integrated intervention program demonstrate the value of interactive preventive services in alcohol and drug treatment In the first trial of an intervention focused on increasing alcohol and drug treatment patients’ engagement in their own health…
Kaiser Permanente findings presented at Heart Rhythm Society scientific sessions Continuous heart monitoring for up to 14 days revealed a higher risk of ischemic stroke among patients who experienced a higher burden of atrial fibrillation, according to Kaiser Permanente research…
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…
