An article in AARP focusing on possible triggers for weight gain featured comments and advice from Arterburn, an expert on obesity treatment and research.
Read the paper.
Senior Collaborative Scientist Julie Richards, PhD, MPH, coauthored a new study in BMC Psychiatry that looked at ways of implementing suicide risk prevention models that are patient-centered, support clinicians, and are sustainable.
Read the story.
A new study co-led by KPWHRI investigator Aruna Kamineni, PhD, MPH, evaluated U.S. cancer screening guidelines to analyze how well the guidelines reported on possible harms from cancer screening. The study highlights inconsistencies in reporting on harms that could be improved to help clinicians and patients make more informed screening decisions.
Read the paper.
A new study led by KPWHRI Collaborative Scientist Tessa Matson, PhD, MPH, found that a single screening question used in routine primary care performed well to screen for cannabis use disorder in a state with legal cannabis use.
Read the news release.
A malaria vaccine study overseen by KPWHRI Senior Investigator Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, working with collaborators at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s, found that a genetically engineered whole-parasite vaccine was safe for volunteers in trials and elicited antibodies. Insider featured a trial participant in their story on the results.
KOMO News cited research from KPWHRI and the University of Washington that found that Black and Asian women are more likely than white women to experience delays in getting a breast biopsy after an abnormal mammogram.
AARP spoke with Larson for an article on how to make stairs safer and prevent falls for older adults.
Read the news release.
Research based on KPWHRI’s Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study led by former KPWHRI Executive Director Eric Larson, MD, MPH, found that cataract surgery is associated with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population.
Read the news release.
A malaria vaccine study overseen by KPWHRI Senior Investigator Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, working with collaborators at the University of Washington, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children’s, found that a genetically engineered whole-parasite vaccine was safe for volunteers in trials and protected them from infection. NPR featured a trial participant in their story on the results.
Read the news release.
Researchers have released new open data showing the specific types of cells and neurons that die off or change in Alzheimer’s disease as part of a collaboration between the Allen Institute, KPWHRI, and the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Read the news story.
Assistant Biostatistics Investigator Yates Coley, PhD, spoke to Medscape about a recent publication that assessed performance of a new tool to help identify more older adults with undiagnosed dementia.
Read the paper.
A malaria vaccine study overseen by KPWHRI Senior Investigator Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, working with collaborators at the University of Washington, Fred Hutch, and Seattle Children’s, found that a genetically engineered whole-parasite vaccine was safe for volunteers in trials and protected them from infection.
Read the news release.
A collaboration between KPWHRI and the University of Washington School of Medicine will test a program to raise awareness about how certain dementia medications may increase the risk of falls in older adults.
Read the news release.
Researchers have released new open data showing the specific types of cells and neurons that die off or change in Alzheimer’s disease as part of a collaboration between the Allen Institute, KPWHRI, and the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Associate Investigator Clarissa Hsu, PhD, spoke about the collaborative work of creating the community resource specialist role and implementing it in Washington.
Read the paper.
Assistant Investigator Gwen Lapham, PhD, MPH, MSW, comments on her recent study looking at the prevalence of patient-reported medical cannabis use.
Read news release.
Findings from the ACT Study on a link between certain eye conditions and Alzheimer's disease are referenced in discussing a new study on eye health and dementia.
Kathy Bradley and several other KPWHRI investigators contributed expertise to the new Core Resource on Alcohol from the NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism).
Read the news story.
The Phase I trial could pave the way for the first-ever vaccine against schistosomiasis, which impacts an estimated 200 million people worldwide.
Read news release.
Home blood pressure monitoring demonstrated to be an excellent alternative for making new diagnoses of hypertension.
Read the news story.
SONNET (Social Needs Network for Evaluation and Translation) study led by KPWHRI’s Leah Tuzzio, MPH, looks at patients’ unmet social risks and their desire for assistance.
Read the paper and report.
A report led by the Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE), part of KPWHRI, assesses changes in safety net health centers’ capacity to implement virtual care and the experience of health care staff in delivering telehealth during the pandemic.
Read the news release.
Home blood pressure monitoring demonstrated to be an excellent alternative for making new diagnoses of hypertension.
Read the paper.
Research compared 2 low-intensity outreach programs with usual care for prevention of suicidal behavior among outpatients who report recent frequent suicidal thoughts.
Read the paper.
Research compared 2 low-intensity outreach programs with usual care for prevention of suicidal behavior among outpatients who report recent frequent suicidal thoughts.
Read the story.
Researcher Ellen O’Meara, PhD, and affiliate investigator Diana Miglioretti, PhD, estimate that 15% of screen-detected breast cancers, about 1 in 7, are overdiagnosed in those who screen every other year.
Read news release.
Kaiser Permanente, University of Washington School of Medicine, and University of California San Diego join to lead the next phase of aging brain study.
Read the commentary.
Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, and Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD, comment that while a recent study found that the recombinant zoster vaccine was linked to a small increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome, on balance, benefits outweigh safety concerns for the vaccine for adults.
Read the news release.
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.
Read the JAMA Network Open research letter.
Julie Richards, PhD, MPH, explores the question: When people who died by suicide were asked about gun access before their death, how did they answer?
Read the news release.
Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, explains results support boosting with Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Read the abstract.
Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, is a co-author in a CDC study showing that pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are at no greater risk of delivering early or delivering unusually small babies.
Our goal is to make your job easier. We can quickly arrange for you to interview our scientists about their research or the work of others. We can also provide news releases, photographs, videos, and backgrounders—and access to patients who participate in our research and would like to be interviewed.
Media contact
For more on Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute news, please contact:
Amelia Apfel
(425) 507-5455
After-hours media line: (206) 287-2055
@KPWaResearch
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.