Page 4 – NCAL Research Spotlight

5 Questions for…Steve Sidney

October 24, 2018
5 Questions, Cardiovascular, Prevention, Uncategorized
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"If other health care systems and providers had adopted Kaiser Permanente’s approach and achieved the same rate of decline, I estimated in this latest National Forum report that 40,000 heart disease and stroke deaths in this age group would have been prevented in 2015 alone."

Studying Life After Breast Cancer

October 18, 2018
Cancer, Prevention, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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When Sandra Domingue attends her regular fitness class at the Bayview Hunter’s Point YMCA in San Francisco, she’s not thinking about how her time at the gym, which includes both socializing and exercise, could help her live longer.

Kaiser Permanente Research Featured at ID Week 2018

October 16, 2018
Infectious disease
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Kaiser Permanente Division of Research scientists recently presented research on influenza vaccines, colorectal screening outcomes in HIV-infected individuals, a genetic basis for fever after measles-containing vaccines, and more at ID Week, a leading conference on infectious diseases.

Heart Health Improves After Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

October 16, 2018
Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Obesity, Prevention
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People who were severely obese and had diabetes had 40 percent fewer heart attacks and strokes — and 67 percent fewer deaths — within 5 years after bariatric weight-loss surgery.

Flu Vaccine Prevents Flu-Related Hospitalizations in Pregnant Women

Kaiser Permanente collaborated with CDC researchers to study the effectiveness of flu vaccinations in preventing influenza-associated hospitalizations during pregnancy.

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!"