Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research News Archive 2022

November – December 2022

• Researchers begin trial for mRNA flu vaccine
• Asking about firearm access can normalize and support dialogue for patients
• Home blood pressure monitoring: From study to clinic
• Improving reporting of cancer screening harms
• Evaluating approaches to address equitable access to telehealth
• Research roundup on natural language processing and machine learning
• A call for stronger focus on health equity in learning health systems training
• How did the pandemic impact hospital visits with animals?

OCTOber 2022

• New study confirms safety of shingles vaccine
• KPWHRI begins new phase of flu surveillance
• Gene-edited malaria vaccine warrants further study
• Patient-centered perspectives on teen mental health

September 2022

• Updated results from COVID-19 vaccine booster trial
• Addiction research focused on whole-person health
• Talking to an addictions researcher
• Dementia risk screening tool shows promise in health care setting
• New open data to help understand Alzheimer’s
• Comparing different types of bariatric surgery: What’s right for you?
• Former KPWHRI Executive Director Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, retires

July – August 2022

• COVID-19 vaccines safe for people who are pregnant
• Predicting and preventing missed clinic visits
• Breast-biopsy delays after mammogram more likely for Black, Asian women
• Creating meaning in health care
• Enlightened aging: Forgetful need not lead to fretful
• In memory of Kilian Kimbel

June 2022

• New findings on treating hypertension in pregnancy
• Researchers begin clinical trial to assess schistosomiasis vaccine
• Can where you move impact future weight gain?
• Volunteers needed for GEMS+ study
• IUD perforation: Rare but important to know about
• What is shared decision-making?
• Bradley discusses alcohol screening
• This pride month, consider how love unites

may 2022

• New report supports value of COVID-19 drugs
• Improving child health and care with quality measures
• Richards and Nelson earn research awards
• Healthy aging: New tool for research and collaboration
• Practice acceptance when change or adversity strikes

April 2022

• KPWHRI joins NIAID-sponsored study evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots
• Volunteers needed for expanded COVID-19 booster trial
• Social risks: Do patients want health systems to help?
• Improving safety, managing pain with trust and rapport
• Building trust in primary care

March 2022

• Is blood pressure reading more accurate at home or clinic?
• 2021 Annual Report: Forging a better future for the communities we serve
• Roundup of 3 recent studies on breast cancer screening
• Celebrating the work of women in STEM
• From research to practice: Making colon cancer screening easier for patients

FEBRUARY 2022

• Trial confirms safety of mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccine booster
• Greater infection risks linked to COVID-19 disparities
• Lessons about aging from COVID-19
• Preventing heart attacks, strokes through health management
• Thinking about getting an activity tracker? Here's a quick guide.

• Recognizing Black History Month

January 2022

• Top 10 research highlights in 2021
• Cataract surgery linked with lessened dementia risk
• ‘Do you have access to guns?’ Answers before suicide death
• Exploring the promise of at-home cervical cancer screening
• Improving mental health care for youth
• Award-winning innovation that comes from the heart
• 2021 mentorship awards go to Elena ‘Noon’ Kuo and Dori Rosenberg

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