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Volunteers needed for COVID-19 booster trialNIAID-sponsored study includes Seattle in test for benefits of mixing different vaccine types.
Bringing community to the tableKPWHRI research partner Neely Williams shares her views on hesitancy in health research in the Black community.
Is bariatric surgery helpful in chronic kidney disease?In a study in Annals of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente researchers and colleagues share new findings that bariatric surgery is linked to lower death risk in persons with chronic kidney disease and obesity.
How infrastructure projects can better accommodate health and equityA new brief spotlights health impact assessments as a process to improve planning for major developments.
Built environment doesn’t play expected role in weight gainNew research suggests fast food and other aspects of built environments don’t affect weight, contrary to earlier findings.
New NIA grant of over $55M to boost ambitious Alzheimer’s, dementia studyKaiser Permanente Washington, University of Washington, and University of California-San Diego will lead an expanded ACT Program to better understand the aging brain.
How do you know when you’re depressed?Like the “chicken or the egg,” it’s difficult to say which comes first—depression or related physical symptoms such as: fatigue, headache, back pain, trouble sleeping, and digestive problems. Evidence shows depression can have a direct effect on your body, taking away your energy and slowing you down.
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