Kaiser Permanente Washington Research News Archive

WINTER 2026

• Top research highlights in 2025
• Researchers begin trial of nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine
• Screening tool links alcohol use to mortality
• Study sheds light on risk of metastatic recurrence among young cancer patients
• Integrating social health into primary care

FALL 2025

• Acupuncture is safe and effective for chronic low back pain in older adults
• Mailed HPV test kits are cost-effective for screening
• Helping first-time screeners know when to return
• Frequent standing may boost heart health after menopause
• Researchers explore link between medical imaging and cancer risk in children

SUMMER 2025

• Remote programs effective for chronic pain, study finds
• Study links sitting for longer stretches to risk of blood clots in older women
• Experts on brain aging gather for ACT Research Symposium
• LHS E-STAR training program selects 3 new scholars

SPRING 2025

• On the ground with KPWHRI’s flu trackers
• Study measures risks of screening colonoscopies for older adults
• Researchers have a proven prescription for reducing suicide rates
• Improving pain care by restoring patient-clinician trust 
• Scientists begin trial of combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine 
• Accelerating qualitative research with Rap-GAP

• 2024 Annual Report

Winter 2025

• Top research highlights in 2024
• Linking financial and public records with health care data to help predict suicide risk
• Reframing how we speak about dying
• Encouraging findings from intervention for unhoused patients

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