Featured Stories After More Than Two Decades, Mary Durham Bids Farewell to the Center for Health Research Retiring director plans to run more marathons, play the piano, and become fluent in Italian. As Autism Costs Rise, CHR Calculates Costs to Families A four-year study funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health will assess the economic impact of autism spectrum disorder on families. Preventing a Rare But Tragic Outcome: Post-Tonsillectomy Death in Children CHR researchers collaborated with Northwest Permanente physicians to reduce opioid prescriptions for children having tonsillectomies. Dental-Medical Integration: An Innovative Approach to Immunizations The Dental Care Program at Kaiser Permanente Northwest proves to be a great laboratory for immunization research. Sonia Shah Contemplates the Future of Pandemics at the 2016 Saward Lecture The acclaimed science journalist explains the mechanisms of disease outbreaks. Meet an Investigator: Katrina Goddard In graduate school, Katrina Goddard became fascinated with the role that human genetics plays in disease. Now a genetic epidemiologist, she focuses on public health genomics and the translation of genetic testing into clinical practice. Press Releases New Model Will Help Health Care Providers More Accurately Assess Breast Cancer Risk in Hispanic Patients The Hispanic Risk Model is the first breast cancer model based exclusively on data from Hispanic women. Early and Late Menopause Can Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Kaiser Permanente study also finds length of lifetime reproductive cycle can affect risk