Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research News Archive 2021

november/december 2021

• New center focuses on equitable, whole-person health care
• Relieving chronic pain with CBT
• Roundup of 3 recent studies on dementia risk
• Understanding young adults’ experiences with cancer

• Video: Thank you!

october 2021

• Breast density is a risk factor for older women, too
• Prioritizing breast cancer screening during COVID-19
• Leading innovations in cancer care
• COVID-19 vaccines and serious reactions: 3 questions answered
• There’s no place like home … to track blood pressure
• How to lower your risk of dementia

September 2021

• Most mental health patients answer firearm question
• 4 questions for a suicide-prevention researcher
• Addressing the crisis of youth suicide in America
• Tools and support for people thinking about suicide
• Moderna vaccine produces durable antibody response against variants
• Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementia
• Rural health equity through practice facilitators

July/August 2021

• COVID-19 and flu: What to expect this winter
• The impact of vaccines: Millions of lives saved
• Research to combat COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
• KPWHRI to launch study on vaccine hesitancy among long-term care workers
• Video: HPV Get Vaccine!
• Helping older adults improve health by sitting less
• Detecting, assessing suicidal ideation during COVID-19
• Patient collaboration sparks care innovations
• Practice facilitators: Boots on the ground for better care
• 2 new scholars to train as learning health systems scientists

June 2021

• COVID-19 vaccine-booster trial seeks volunteers
• $55M grant to boost Alzheimer’s study
• Research to improve people’s health as they age
• Deprescribing: Less may be more
• Bringing community to the table
• Built environment doesn’t play expected role in weight gain
• Is bariatric surgery helpful in chronic kidney disease?
• How to become a clinical value champion
• How infrastructure projects can better accommodate health and equity
• Celebrating Pride Month

MAY 2021

• Research to improve mental health
• Study examines racial inequity in suicide prediction models
• A researcher’s journey from art student to mental health advocate
• How do you know when you’re depressed?
• Study evaluates biomarker criteria for Alzheimer’s risk
• Electronic health records study offers insights on medical cannabis use
• Physician concerns about note-sharing fade with practice
• Delta Center awards $1.6M to support value-based care

april 2021

• COVID-19 variant vaccine trial begins at KPWHRI
• Countering the surge in Asian discrimination
• Getting to know KPWHRI’s two new directors
• Catching breast cancers when mammograms are limited
• Meeting participants' needs: Our research interventionists

march 2021

• Youth under 18 eligible for COVID-19 vaccine trial registry
• Drugs, diabetes, and disparities: Studying COVID-19 risk and outcomes
• Race, income, education affect access to 3D mammography
• A practical roadmap to guide learning health systems
• Phone therapy for insomnia shown to improve sleep

• KPWHRI grants and contract revenue up by 25%

FEBRUARY 2021

• How we’re improving cardiovascular health
• CVD risk calculation: Can smaller clinics break through?
• Preventing dementia: Effects of hypertension drugs
• COVID-safe exercise ideas for older adults this winter
• 5 lessons from co-designing with patient partners

• CATALyST launches new round of scholar admissions

January 2021

• What’s the cost of mental health integration?
• KP biostatisticians help monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety
• Finding our rhythm — KPWHRI shares songs to carry us into 2021
• 2020 mentorship awards go to Chester Pabiniak and Susan Shortreed

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