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Study in pregnant women suggests maternal infection, not antibiotics, associated with childhood obesity

  • December 5, 2019
  • Children’s health, Infectious disease, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Press Release, Women’s health
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Women who had an untreated infection during pregnancy were more likely to have a child who later went on to be obese than pregnant women who never had an infection, new research from Kaiser Permanente finds.
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Can a mobile app help women stay healthy during pregnancy?

  • October 24, 2019
  • Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Women’s health
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Monique Hedderson is heading a five-year project to test whether a mobile phone app could help overweight and obese women avoid excess weight gain, and the accompanying health risks, while pregnant.
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KP Research Radio: A promising treatment for ovarian cancer

  • October 7, 2019
  • 5 Questions, Cancer, Clinical trials, Women’s health
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5 Questions for…Dr. Michael A. Bookman, co-leader of a clinical trial that could provide an important new treatment option for women with advanced gynecological cancers.
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5 Questions for…Yeyi Zhu

  • September 19, 2019
  • 5 Questions, Diabetes, Environmental exposure, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Women’s health
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Yeyi Zhu, PhD, wants to use big data analytics to improve women's and children's clinical care and health.
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Kaiser Permanente program reduces opioid use for women delivering by C-section

  • August 8, 2019
  • Alcohol and drug, Breastfeeding, Maternal/infant health, Pain management, Press Release, Women’s health
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Taking less pain medication, along with moving around sooner after the surgery, can allow women to recover more quickly and care for their newborns.
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Kaiser Permanente research shows mastectomy patients recover safely at home

  • August 7, 2019
  • Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Hospital systems, Women’s health
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A study in Annals of Surgical Oncology finds that the rate of home recovery after mastectomy increased from 23% regionwide to 61% in the 6 months after the program started, with no significant changes in emergency-department visits, reoperations, or readmissions.
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Body composition linked to cardiovascular risk in breast cancer survivors

  • August 1, 2019
  • Cancer, Obesity, Women’s health
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Body composition, especially excess central adiposity or intra-abdominal fat, can result in an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in normal-weight breast cancer survivors, a large new Kaiser Permanente study shows.
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More women using cannabis daily before and during pregnancy, Kaiser Permanente research finds

  • July 19, 2019
  • Alcohol and drug, Maternal/infant health, Pharmacoepidemiology, Press Release, Women’s health
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The number of women using cannabis in the year before they get pregnant and early in their pregnancies is increasing, and their frequency of use is also rising, according to new data from Kaiser Permanente.
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American Diabetes Association honors Kaiser Permanente researcher with its Norbert Freinkel Award

  • May 28, 2019
  • Diabetes, Feature, Women’s health
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The American Diabetes Association’s 2019 Norbert Freinkel Award has been presented to Kaiser Permanente researcher Assiamira Ferrara, MD, PhD, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the understanding and treatment of diabetes in pregnancy.
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Fewer Reproductive Years May Be Linked to an Increased Risk of Dementia

  • March 27, 2019
  • Maternal/infant health, Neurological, Press Release, Women’s health
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Women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study led by Kaiser Permanente researchers and published in the journal, Neurology.
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