Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

A Better Way to Assess Ovarian Cancer Risk

October 10, 2018
Cancer, Delivery Science, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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New radiology guidelines developed by Kaiser Permanente gynocological oncologist and researcher Betty Suh-Burgman, MD, allow women at higher risk for ovarian cancer to be promptly referred for surgical evaluation while women at low risk can safely avoid surgery.

We Do Video Visits

October 10, 2018
Uncategorized
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Kaiser Permanente members who chose video visits were overwhelmingly satisfied with this new way to "see" their doctor, according to research correspondence published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

First Genetic Risk Factor for Erectile Dysfunction Identified

October 8, 2018
Men’s health
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For the first time, a team of researchers, led by Kaiser Permanente, has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a person’s risk of erectile dysfunction.

KP Emergency Services Physicians Honored for Research

October 2, 2018
Uncategorized
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KP CREST, a multi-center collaborative network based at the Division of Research that encourages, enables, and executes research in emergency medicine, are 2018 recipients of TPMG's Morris F. Collen Research Award.

5 Questions for…Candyce Kroenke

"As long as I can remember, my family was interested in how diet and lifestyle influenced health and longevity. It was like living life according to an epidemiological textbook!"

Traumatic Brain Injuries Associated with Increased Dementia Risk in People with Type 1 Diabetes

September 26, 2018
Dementia, Diabetes
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As people with type 1 diabetes age, new research from Kaiser Permanente shows how traumatic brain injury could be a risk factor for their developing dementia.

Study Finds Wide Variations in Projected Heart Benefits of Anti-Blood-Clotting Medications for People with Atrial Fibrillation

September 24, 2018
Cardiovascular, Informatics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Uncategorized
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The reported rates of ischemic stroke in four large studies vary substantially, creating uncertainty about the predicted benefits of anticoagulation medication, according to new findings in Annals of Internal Medicine by Kaiser Permanente researchers and colleagues.

Q&A: Talking Flu Shots with Nicola Klein, Director of Kaiser Permanente’s Vaccine Study Center

Dr. Klein’s latest research raised some interesting questions about when influenza vaccinations are most effective, so we spoke with her to learn more and answer some common flu vaccine questions.

Primary Care is an Untapped Resource for Depression Screening

A new study has identified at-risk populations for which depression screening combined with hazardous alcohol use screening could catch depressive symptoms that might otherwise go untreated.

Kaiser Permanente Receives $7 Million to Better Identify Those at Risk of Getting Cancer

August 24, 2018
Cancer, Genetics
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A research team at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research has been awarded $7 million that will allow them to assess three different methods for acquiring and acting on family history, from initial acquisition to final results.