A commonly prescribed diabetes medication called pioglitazone (brand name Actos) was not associated with a clear increased risk of bladder cancer and several other cancers, according to a 10-year study conducted at Kaiser Permanente Northern California by researchers at its…

Study finds overweight and obese patients get less cancer-fighting drugs per pound of body weight and could suffer the consequences Ovarian cancer patients who are overweight or obese are often given less chemotherapy per pound of body weight in order…

Sudden loss of kidney function, even if temporary, tied to eventual onset of high blood pressure Hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) were 22 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure within two years than patients who did…

Improving colonoscopy quality through higher detection rates for a particular type of polyp may be associated with as much as a 60 percent lower lifetime risk of colorectal cancer incidence and death without increasing overall care costs, according to a…

Among patients with acute sciatica caused by a herniated lumbar disk (a condition also known as "acute radiculopathy"), a short course of oral steroids resulted in only modest improvement in function and no significant improvement in pain, according to a…

Study finds tumor type may also influence outcomes Women diagnosed with breast cancer who previously breastfed their babies had a 30 percent overall decreased risk of the disease recurring, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal…

RELEASED JOINTLY BY UC SAN FRANCISCO AND KAISER PERMANENTE In patients who received a stent to treat coronary artery blockage, those who experienced bleeding requiring hospitalization in the years after the procedure faced an increased risk of death that was…

A new Kaiser Permanente study will gather genetic material from 5,000 member families in order to undertake urgently needed research on autism spectrum disorders. With the Autism Family Biobank, researchers will for the first time have access to detailed genetic,…

System-level factors controlled by health care systems – including prescriptions with a medication supply greater than 90 days, mail-order pharmacy use, and lower copayments and out-of-pocket maximums – nearly doubled the likelihood that patients adhered to prescribed heart and diabetes…

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers found that the prevalence of geriatric conditions and diabetic complications among older, insured patients with diabetes did not vary significantly by ethnicity. The study was published online today in the…