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Research based on KPWHRI’s ACT Study led by Eric Larson, MD, MPH, finds that cataract surgery is associated with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population.
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Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD, is quoted about the recent FDA committee meeting that recommended emergency use authorization for Molnupiravir, a COVID-19 pill.
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Massachusetts General Hospital’s magazine Proto quotes Eric Larson, MD, MPH, in an article about how large trials deliver results based on averages, not individuals — but the N-of-1 model is a way to right the systemp
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Cognitive behavioral therapy with yoga-based movement helps with pain for those on long-term opioids — from Dr. Lynn DeBar, PhD.
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Small hospital primary care practices that received training in creating & using quality measures to enhance care improved patient health outcomes.
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Kaiser Permanente, University of Washington School of Medicine, and University of California San Diego join to lead the next phase of aging brain study.
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Dr. Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, senior investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute was named PSBJ’s 2021 Researcher of the Year for her leadership in the world’s first COVID-19 clinical vaccine trial and five ongoing clinical trials to examine COVID-19 variants and share findings with the global scientific community. Honorees will be featured in a special section in the Dec. 10 print edition of the Business Journal and recognized at a virtual reception Dec. 9.
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Research led by KPWHRI’s Beverly B. Green, MD, MPH, finds that patients prefer at-home monitoring of blood pressure
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Kaiser Permanente, University of Washington School of Medicine, and University of California San Diego join to lead the next phase of aging brain study.
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Research led by KPWHRI’s Beverly B. Green, MD, MPH, finds that patients prefer at-home monitoring of blood pressure
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Theresa E. Matson, MPH; Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH; Gwen T. Lapham, PhD, MPH, MSW, are authors of a study published in JAMA Network Open on steps that clinicians can take to educate patients about cannabis use risks.
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Beverly B. Green, MD, MPH, conducts an analysis of colorectal screening levels for Medicaid beneficiaries
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Kaiser Permanente, University of Washington School of Medicine, and University of California San Diego join to lead the next phase of aging brain study.
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A study published in Science magazine, with Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, as a co-author, examined the efficacy of the Moderna vaccine in blood samples from 24 volunteers.
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James Ralston, MD, MPH is co-author of a study published in Journal of Microbiology on mutations in the coronavirus.
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A study published in JAMA Health Forum, led by Julie Richards, PhD, MPH, could help to advance efforts to prevent suicides from firearms.
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Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute continues to seek people who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine to participate in a clinical trial to learn more about boosters.
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A study in Journal of General Internal Medicine examines how physicians’ attitudes about online sharing of their notes with patients change with experience. James Ralston, MD, MPH, the lead author, explains the findings.
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University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute study finds an association between a slight increase in PM2.5 pollution and dementia risk.
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In his quarterly column, Eric Larson, MD, MPH, discusses the risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment for older adults.
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KPWHRI is mentioned as a site recruiting volunteers for an NIH-sponsored clinical trial of the safety and immunogenicity of different pairing of boosters and vaccines against COVID-19.
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Clarissa Hsu, PhD, MPH, discusses a $4.75 million award from PCORI to study interventions aiming to improve vaccination rates among long-term care workers.
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KPWHRI is mentioned as one of the sites involved in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
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James Ralston, MD, MPH, discusses the findings in a recent Journal of General Internal Medicine paper about a change in physician attitudes to sharing their online notes with patients.
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KPWHRI researchers Paula Lozano, MD, MPH, and Amy Lee, MPH, offer insights on the need for and the implementation of learning health systems.
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Eric Larson, MD, MPH, is interviewed about preventing cognitive decline as we age.
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David Arterburn, MD, MPH, is quoted on a study by him and colleagues published in International Journal of Obesity.
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Diana Miglioretti, PhD, discusses her recent research showing a strong association between acute myeloid leukemia and Down syndrome.
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KPWHRI is part of this study of how long the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may provide immunity.
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Dan Cherkin, PhD, is quoted in this story on how mind-body therapies may contribute to reducing pain.
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Diana Buist, PhD, and Erin Bowles, MPH, are among the co-authors of a study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute on the link between BMI and breast cancer.
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A study in Journal of General Internal Medicine examines how physicians’ attitudes about online sharing of their notes with patients change with experience. James Ralston, MD, MPH, the lead author, explains the findings.
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A JAMA Psychiatry study by KPWHRI researchers found that some prediction models may vary substantially in accuracy for select racial and ethnic groups. Yates Coley, PhD, the lead investigator, spoke with journalists about the findings.
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Michael Jackson, PhD, is the KPWHRI expert source providing information for a primer about influenza
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A study published in JAMA Psychiatry by KPWHRI researchers found that some prediction models may vary substantially in accuracy for select racial and ethnic groups. Yates Coley, PhD, the lead investigator, discusses the findings.
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A study in Journal of General Internal Medicine examines how physicians’ attitudes about online sharing of their notes with patients change with experience. James Ralston, MD, MPH, the lead author, explains the findings.
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The NIH has launched a new trial of a vaccine developed to prevent COVID-19 caused by a variant virus first identified in South Africa is under way at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute and three other sites. Dr. Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, the KPWHRI principal investigator, is interviewed about the study by a number of media outlets.
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Diana Miglioretti, PhD, discusses a study, conducted with several KPWHRI colleagues, published in JAMA Network Open, about triaging mammograms in times of reduced clinical capacity.
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A JAMA Internal Medicine invited commentary by Dr. Kai Yeung, PhD, and colleague is quoted on the limitations of payment offset policies to reduce the cost of prescription medicines.
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Diana Miglioretti, PhD, discusses a study, conducted with several KPWHRI colleagues and published in JAMA Network Open, about triaging mammograms in times of reduced clinical capacity.
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Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH, discusses recent study findings showing that patients undergoing bariatric surgery who had not reported unhealthy alcohol use before the procedure were significantly more likely to develop such a problem post-surgery than those who did not have the operation.
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John Dunn, MD, is interviewed about KPWHRI’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial registry opening up to participants under 18.
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Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, is selected to be part of People magazine’s annual Women Changing the World issue for her work on COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.
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Screening for unhealthy drug and cannabis use is integrated into primary care at Kaiser Permanente Washington, as Dr. Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH detailes in an interview.
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Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, discussed the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Johnson & Johnson, as the FDA prepared to grant Emergency Use Authorization so that it could be given to people.
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Several outlets covered a study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, about a new virtual approach to delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and arthritis pain. The study was led by KPWHRI Affiliate Investigator Susan McCurry, PhD, MPH, and conducted with Kaiser Permanente Washington members.
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Roy Davis writes about his decision to participate in the phase 3 clinical trial of the NIH-Moderna vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute.
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Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, is interviewed about one of the benefits he has discovered from seeing patients in remote online appointments.
Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, is interviewed about what is known so far about the pandemic’s effect on mental health and suicide rates.
“Uninterrupted sleep gets harder as we age,” writes Eric Larson, MD, MPH, in his magazine column. He offers tips to having a good night’s rest.
Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, discusses the phase 1 clinical trial at KPWHRI that was the first to test a COVID-19 vaccine. This is part of a larger article detailing the scientific research and federal leadership involved in the successful effort to create the vaccine.
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Dori Rosenberg, PhD, MPH, co-authored this article offering guidance to older adults for exercise, both indoors and outdoors, during winter months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was re-published on the KPWHRI website.
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Diana Buist, PhD, MPH, is senior author of a JAMA Internal Medicine article that is summarized in this twice-weekly trade newsletter.
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Michael Jackson, PhD, MPH, is interviewed about the 2020-21 influenza season.
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