Women’s health – Page 3 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Women with colorectal cancer fare better if they have social support

January 23, 2020
Cancer, Press Release, Social determinants, Women’s health
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New research from Kaiser Permanente finds that post-menopausal women with colorectal cancer were more likely to die from their disease or from any cause if they had low social support before diagnosis.

Kaiser Permanente reduces racial disparities in who gets minimally invasive hysterectomies

December 6, 2019
Disparities, Health disparities, Women’s health
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Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California hospitals significantly increased minimally invasive surgery for hysterectomy and found the change also reduced racial disparities in the types of hysterectomies patients get.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Body composition linked to cardiovascular risk in breast cancer survivors

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.

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.