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A Kaiser Permanente Washington study conducted by KPWHRI affiliate researcher Rachel Winer, PhD, MPH, Beverly Green, MD, MPH, and colleagues found that mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-test kits to patients is an effective and affordable way for health systems to boost cervical cancer screening rates.
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A study co-led by Andrea Cook, PhD, found that acupuncture improves pain and physical functioning for older adults with chronic low back pain.
Research led by Tessa Matson, PhD, MPH, underscored the value of integrating cannabis screening into primary care to help identify patients with cannabis use disorder and initiate treatment.
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KPWHRI affiliate researcher Diana Miglioretti, PhD, Erin Bowles, MPH, and colleagues conducted a groundbreaking study in 6 health systems, finding that radiation from medical imaging, even at relatively low doses, is associated with a higher risk of blood cancers in children.
Greg Simon, MD, MPH, and Lorella Palazzo, PhD, discussed their recent chapter in the NIH Collaboratory’s “Living Textbook,” exploring how to navigate the hiatus between the end of an intervention and the return of effectiveness results.
Beverly Green, MD, MPH, was interviewed for her perspective on a new study looking at urine tests for detecting the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Using data from the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study, Onchee Yu, MS, and colleagues found that higher use of anticholinergic medications was associated with faster declines in physical performance among older adults, providing further evidence that minimizing these medications is important for healthy aging.
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An implementation project led by David Arterburn, MD, MPH, was featured in PCORInsights, the newsletter of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Using results from a PCORI-funded study comparing the benefits and risks of different weight-loss surgeries, the project team updated decision aids, trained clinicians on shared decision-making, and took other steps to support patients in making informed decisions about treatment.
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Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, discussed the program her team helped develop to reduce firearm-related suicide through risk screening, nonjudgmental firearm safety conversations, and free firearm cable locks for patients at Kaiser Permanente Washington.
Robert Penfold, PhD, appeared on the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's podcast to discuss his Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth (SUAY) pragmatic trial, which was published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
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Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, was the senior author of a large, multistate study that found suicide attempts and deaths were lower after health systems adopted the Zero Suicide Model.
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Rewriting the role of primary care in suicide prevention
Paige Wartko, PhD, MPH, who conducts research on opioid use, was interviewed about a new meta-analysis on the outcomes of pain medication tapering conducted by the STIMULUS Research Group.
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A study led by Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, found that safety planning and risk screening in primary care led to a 25% decrease in the rate of suicide attempts in the 90 days after medical appointments.
Erin Bowles, MPH, led a study finding that older women diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely than younger women to receive chemotherapy doses below the amount recommended in guidelines.
A study led by Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH, found that electronic health records (EHRs) in primary care practices often don’t adequately support alcohol-related prevention or treatment.
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