Home recovery after surgery is now a mainstay for mastectomy patients

• October 26, 2020
• Cancer, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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In this new episode of KP Research Radio, we talk with Brooke Vuong, MD, a breast cancer surgeon at the Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, about her research on the Surgical Home Recovery Program and the impact the program has had on her patients.

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Kaiser Permanente Northern California deepens its COVID-19 research agenda

• October 13, 2020
• Clinical trials, COVID19, Feature, Infectious disease, Podcast, Uncategorized, Vaccine research
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Researchers and clinicians with Kaiser Permanente Northern California are developing a wide-ranging research agenda to beat COVID-19, working at the accelerated pace demanded by a worldwide pandemic.

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Targeted outreach can increase use of mail order pharmacies by people with diabetes

• October 1, 2020
• Behavioral health, Delivery Science, Diabetes, Uncategorized
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New Kaiser Permanente study found a targeted outreach campaign to people with type 2 diabetes encouraged them to use mail order pharmacy services and improved their medication adherence.

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Housing instability linked with poor diabetes control

• September 25, 2020
• Uncategorized
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Kaiser Permanente study presented at international conference suggests moving once a year or more makes it harder for people with type 2 diabetes to adhere to their medications.

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Telehealth appointments improve follow-up care in patients with heart failure

• September 24, 2020
• Aging, Behavioral health, Cardiovascular, Clinical trials, Critical care, Delivery Science, telehealth, Uncategorized
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Kaiser Permanente study is the first to compare early telehealth approach to early in-person follow-up to prevent hospital readmissions.

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New study aims to help older adults with type 2 diabetes cut back on medications

• September 21, 2020
• Uncategorized
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Richard Grant, MD, MPH, a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, has received a $3.2 million, 5-year National Institutes of Health Institute on Aging grant to develop an online education program that uses advance care planning concepts to improve diabetes care for adults age 75 and older.

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Helping patients make informed decisions about prostate cancer screening

• September 17, 2020
• Cancer, Delivery Science, Disparities, Health disparities, Men’s health, Podcast, Uncategorized
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Listen to our new KP Research Radio episode and learn more about the risks and benefits of the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer.

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5 Questions for . . . Esti Iturralde

• September 1, 2020
• 5 Questions, Behavioral health, Delivery Science, Diabetes, Health maintenance, Podcast, Uncategorized
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Clinical psychologist and mental health services researcher Esti Iturralde, PhD, aims to improve the overall health of people with mental illness.

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Earlier start to HIV treatment may reduce long-term risk of some cancers

• August 27, 2020
• Cancer, Infectious disease, Uncategorized
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New research from Kaiser Permanente that followed a large number of people living with HIV over 15 years finds reduced risk of certain cancers is among the benefits of early treatment.

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Emergency rooms see decrease in stroke patients after onset of COVID-19

• August 11, 2020
• COVID19, Critical care, Neurological, Stroke, Uncategorized
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The new Kaiser Permanente study findings support previous research that suggests fear of contracting the novel coronavirus in a medical setting may have kept people from receiving critically needed medical care.

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