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Few benefits seen for ultrasonograms for women with dense breastsDense breasts are a risk factor for breast cancer, and the more dense breasts are, the more difficult it can be to detect cancer on mammograms. Many state regulations have been enacted—and more proposed—requiring health providers to tell women if their mammogram shows their breasts are dense.
Influenza: Predictably unpredictableOn December 3, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a health advisory, warning that the upcoming influenza season could be severe. KPWHRI's Dr. Mike Jackson offers his perspective on why this year's flu season may be hard to predict.
Implementation science: Learning to spread and sustain our best new ideasDr. Robert Reid reflects on Group Health’s growing bank of innovation knowhow, including shared decision-making (shown here with Wanda Current and Dr. Thomas Stoll).
Help shape Washington state’s first Alzheimer’s planGive your input to Washington state’s Alzheimer’s plan by taking an online survey.
Suicide prevention: The answers are within reachKaiser Permanente scientists are leading a groundbreaking research study involving 20,000 patients to find out how to help people who are at risk for suicide.
How to create and sustain clinical-research partnershipsIn The BMJ, NIH Collaboratory provides guide to success for pragmatic trials.
How safe is receiving Tdap vaccine during pregnancy?JAMA study shows no raised risk for preterm birth or low birthweight in Vaccine Safety Datalink.
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