Previous Newsletters

October 2018

CHR Investigator Stephanie Fitzpatrick Lauded for Health Care Innovation


Five Key Takeaways from “Mind the Gap: Putting Evidence into Practice in the Era of Learning Health Systems”


Weighing the Alternatives: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Services at Kaiser Permanente Northwest


A Shot in the Arm — CHR Team Gives Vaccine Safety Research a ‘Boost’


Meet an Investigator: Carmit McMullen


Large Study Finds HPV Vaccination Does Not Negatively Impact Fertility in Adolescents


New Kaiser Permanente Study Will Examine the Role of Opioid Use in Suicide Risk


Community Health Centers Can Help Boost Rates of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Kaiser Permanente Study Shows


 

July 2018

One Year In, CHR Director Lucy Savitz Is Focused on the Future


Our 2017 Annual Report


Soaring Cost of Cancer Care Prompts New Research and Dialogue


A Perilous 2020 U.S. Census: Why the Count Counts


In the Right Place at the Right Time: Patient Partners Attend HCSRN 2018


Meet an Investigator: Gloria Coronado


New Study Shows Why Cancer Cost Planning Needs to Start Accounting for People Under 65


Only One-Third of Patients Diagnosed with Depression Start Treatment, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds


Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is Cost-Effective for Teens Who Decline Antidepressants


 

December 2017

Remembering Andrew Glass, MD


Addressing Social Needs to Improve Health at Kaiser Permanente—and Beyond


Timely Publication on Opioid Dependency Makes a Splash on Twitter


Expert in Adolescent Brain Development Delivers Annual Saward Lecture


Meet an Investigator: Richard Mularski


Live Phone Calls Better Than Text Messages to Remind People About Colon Cancer Screening


 

September 2017

Landmark Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Draws to a Close After 31 Years


Medicare Invests in Diabetes Prevention, and Health Researchers Seize the Moment


Donating DNA to Change the Future of Health Care


Meet an Investigator: Allison Naleway



 

May 2017

Our 2016 Annual Report


Researchers and Pharmacists Team Up to Combat Opioid Overuse


Reducing Unnecessary Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency


Meet an Investigator: Matthew Banegas


Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research Welcomes 30-Year Research Veteran Lucy Savitz as New Director


 

December 2016

After More Than Two Decades, Mary Durham Bids Farewell to the Center for Health Research


As Autism Costs Rise, CHR Calculates Costs to Families


Preventing a Rare But Tragic Outcome: Post-Tonsillectomy Death in Children


Dental-Medical Integration: An Innovative Approach to Immunizations


Sonia Shah Contemplates the Future of Pandemics at the 2016 Saward Lecture


Meet an Investigator: Katrina Goddard


New Model Will Help Health Care Providers More Accurately Assess Breast Cancer Risk in Hispanic Patients


Early and Late Menopause Can Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes


 

July 2016

Dual Efforts to Reduce Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening


Living with Colorectal Cancer—for One Day


National Diabetes Trial Gets Big Boost from KP Center for Health Research


Meet an Investigator: Nancy Perrin


Mothers’ Excess Pregnancy Weight Gain and Elevated Blood Sugar ‘Imprint’ Obesity in Children


Counseling in Primary Care Clinics Helps Speed Recovery for Depressed Teens


Use of Online Health-Care Tools by Seniors Declines with Age and Differs by Race/Ethnicity


 

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