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Can a focus on better oral health help smokers quit tobacco?Dr. Jennifer McClure partnered with the leading quitline provider to see what happens when smokers are counseled about oral health and tobacco.
Study finds various treatments can reduce vaginal discomfort from sexDr. Newton co-wrote JAMA Internal Medicine paper comparing vaginal estrogen, moisturizer, and placebo gel.
Exercise: Your Rx to prevent depression?Dr. Greg Simon explains how even modest physical activity can lift your mood.
Survey interviewers: Linking community and scientists for better healthKPWHRI’s Survey Research Program reached out to nearly 55,000 Kaiser Permanente Washington members in 2017. Learn more about this small, skillful team.
MacColl Center helps launch Delta Center for a Thriving Safety NetNew collaborative with John Snow Inc. and Center for Care Innovations aims to spur innovation in value-based payment and care.
Top 10 stories of our science from 2017Efforts to improve flu prediction, vaccine awareness, cancer screening, and back pain treatment were among KPWHRI’s most compelling stories last year.
Social determinants affect health our whole lives longAs interest in social determinants grows, more researchers are taking the long view, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson.
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