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Teens, parents, physicians support screening young people for gender identity, study suggests

September 14, 2020
Adolescent Health, Podcast, Press Release, Puberty
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Teenagers who question their gender identity may not feel comfortable bringing up the issue with their doctors. New research suggests that adding gender identity questions to a pre-visit screening could make those conversations easier.

Study identifies geographic clusters of pregnant women who missed flu shots

September 8, 2020
Infectious disease, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Press Release, Vaccine research, Vaccines, Women’s health
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A Kaiser Permanente analysis of women who did not get flu shots during their pregnancies found the women clustered in geographic “hot spots.” These women tended to have fewer prenatal medical visits and live in low-income neighborhoods.

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.

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.

Kaiser Permanente joins late-stage COVID-19 vaccine study

August 12, 2020
Infectious disease, Press Release, Vaccine research, Vaccines
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The Division of Research has joined a phase 3 clinical trial testing a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the COVID-19 virus. Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Northwest join them in this global effort.

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.

New virtual, innovative clinical trial for adults at high risk for respiratory illnesses

August 7, 2020
Aging, Cardiovascular, Clinical trials, COVID19, Prevention, Stroke
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Kaiser Permanente researchers will see if a drug used to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke can also prevent or reduce complications from viral respiratory illnesses in older adults with heart disease.

5 Questions for . . . Marvin Langston

July 28, 2020
5 Questions, Cancer, Health disparities, Lesbian, gay, transgender health, Men’s health, Prevention
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Early career researcher Marvin Langston, PhD, MPH, studies potential links between infections, inflammation, and cancer as well as racial/ethnic and sexual minority health disparities.

Fewer endometrial cancer diagnoses made during COVID-19 pandemic

July 23, 2020
Uncategorized
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The number of patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer in Kaiser Permanente Northern California during the first 12 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic was more than one-third lower than what would be expected, a new Kaiser Permanente study found.

Early colorectal cancer screening benefits African Americans

July 20, 2020
Cancer, Delivery Science, Disparities, Gastroenterology, Health disparities, Press Release, Prevention
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Kaiser Permanente researchers showed starting annual colorectal cancer screening at age 45 in African Americans can find colorectal cancers at a rate similar to that seen when screening starts after age 50 — the age most guidelines currently recommend.