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Review finds little evidence that supplements prevent cancer and heart disease

Millions of Americans take vitamins and mineral supplements to ward off disease, but a report by researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research finds a lack of evidence that these supplements prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease and death.

Nov 13, 2013

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KPCHR Sponsors Free Lecture by Pandemic Expert Nathan Wolfe

Dr. Wolfe—called “the world’s most prominent virus hunter” by The New Yorker—spends weeks at a time in African countries such as Cameroon and Gabon tracking down the source of the next potentially deadly virus. He is the founder of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative (GVFI), a nonprofit promoting understanding, exploration and stewardship of the microbial world.

Sep 11 2013

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Siddhartha Mukherjee to deliver 2011 Saward Lecture

Please join us at Portland’s Newmark Theatre on Friday, October 21, for the 2011 Saward Lecture. This year, we are proud to welcome Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, oncologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.

Sep 08, 2011

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research Receives National “Psychologically Healthy Workplace” Award

American Psychological Association Recognizes CHR for work flexibility, employee autonomy, professional development, and fostering a healthy, high-performing work environment

Mar 08 2011

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Health Care Worker Flu Vaccine Study

Fewer than half of health care workers in this country receive an annual flu vaccine, and researchers here at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research are teaming up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a health care organization in Texas to find out why

Feb 07, 2011

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Profile of the Center for Health Research in the Columbian Newspaper 

Kaiser Center for Health Research ‘An impact on millions’ Vancouver resident heads program that plays role in developing policy

Nov 18 2010

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Laurie Garrett Delivers Information-Packed Saward Presentation

The Newmark Theatre was filled nearly to its 925-seat capacity as award-winning science writer Laurie Garrett delivered the 2010 Saward Lecture on September 16, 2010.

Sep 23 2010

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Award-winning journalist Laurie Garrett delivered Saward Lecture on September 16th

Laurie Garrett was the featured speaker for the 20th Saward Lecture, held at 7:30 pm on September 16th at the Newmark Theatre in Portland. Hosted by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, the Saward Lecture is always free and open to the public.

Aug 31, 2010

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De Por Vida - A Mexican-American women weight loss study

A one-year study to help Mexican-American women lose weight and keep it off.

Jul 15 2010

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CHR's 2009 Saward Lecture Featured Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, Nationally Renowned Writer and Surgeon

Dr. Gawande offered an insider's perspective into the U.S. health care debate

Sep 24, 2009

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CHR research informs OB/GYN clinical care

Translational research improves postpartum screening rates for women with gestational diabetes

Feb 24, 2009

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New Tool Predicts which Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Will Need Transplants

The CHR-developed tool is 30% more effective than standard-of-care

Dec 18 2008

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Race Relations Expert and Consultant to Cosby Show Delivers Saward Lecture on Health Disparities

Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research brings Harvard Psychiatrist and author Alvin Poussaint to Portland on June 24th

Jun 03, 2008

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Kaiser Permanente Creates Endowed Chair for Health Disparities Research in Honor of Merwyn R. (Mitch) Greenlick

Kaiser Permanente Northwest announced today that it has donated $1.5 million to Northwest Health Foundation to create the Merwyn R. (Mitch) Greenlick Scientist for Health Disparities

Apr 06, 2008