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Pediatrician screening of young people with substance use, mood problems can have long-term results

December 28, 2020
Adolescent Health, Alcohol and drug, Behavioral health, Mental health, Press Release, Uncategorized
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Adolescents who had access to a brief intervention and referral to treatment for substance use or mood problems at a pediatric clinic were less likely to have a related diagnosis 3 years later, new Kaiser Permanente research finds.

Exercising more in early pregnancy may reduce gestational diabetes risk

December 21, 2020
Diabetes, GDM, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Uncategorized
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Pregnant women who exercised more during the first trimester of pregnancy had a lower risk of developing gestational diabetes, a new analysis of Kaiser Permanente data finds.

Kaiser Permanente to study statins’ effect on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

December 7, 2020
Aging, Dementia, Uncategorized
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The potential for statins — a widely prescribed class of cholesterol-lowering medication — to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias will be explored in a 4-year study led by Division of Research investigator Catherine Schaefer, PhD.

New class of early career researchers set to improve health care delivery

November 23, 2020
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Four research fellows recently joined the Division of Research postdoc program, embarking on a unique pathway for career development.

Real-time in-hospital alerts associated with lower patient mortality

November 11, 2020
Critical care, Delivery Science, Hospital systems, Press Release, Uncategorized
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A sophisticated system that analyzes electronic data about hospital patients, identifies those at risk of deteriorating, and issues an alert to a centralized team of specially trained nurses resulted in a lower mortality rate, Kaiser Permanente researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Three clinicians join innovative Kaiser Permanente Northern California research cohort

Three Kaiser Permanente physicians have joined The Permanente Medical Group Physician Researcher Program, which allows them to continue their clinical work while pursuing specific research projects.

Easy-to-implement intervention reduced prostate cancer screening in men 70 and over

November 5, 2020
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Kaiser Permanente research found a computerized alert that notifies health care providers when a prostate cancer screening test is not recommended improved adherence to PSA screening guidelines.

COVID-19 antibody research to illuminate pandemic’s course in Northern California

October 27, 2020
COVID19, Uncategorized
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Researchers with Kaiser Permanente are launching a study using blood tests for antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus to estimate the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 disease in Northern California and explore whether antibodies confer protection from recurrent disease.

Home recovery after surgery is now a mainstay for mastectomy patients

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.

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.