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
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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
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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
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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
Controlling Blood Sugar May Be Easier Than You Think
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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
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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
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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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