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Our top 10: Group Health studies that made the most news in 2014Here’s our list of top-ten research stories of 2014—plus links to the news reports they inspired.
Science doesn’t have to be sexy to save livesPrevention can save more lives from cancer than treatment does. Dr. Jennifer McClure tells how you can support such research and help stop deadly disease—before it starts.
- Video: New research on bariatric surgery for obesity
GHRI's Dr. David Arterburn talks about bariatric surgery research in December 2014.
Surgery for obesity is linked to longer survivalJAMA study focuses mostly on male VA patients with more diseases than prior studies.
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).
