FALL 2025
Acupuncture is safe and effective for chronic low back pain in older adults
Research co-led by KPWHRI finds that acupuncture improves pain-related physical limitations more than usual medical care alone.
Mailed HPV test kits are cost-effective for screening
Study provides economic rationale for health systems to adopt mailed kits for cervical cancer screening.
Helping first-time screeners know when to return
Well-timed outreach in print and video can boost awareness of repeat screening for lung cancer.
Frequent standing may boost heart health after menopause
Taking short standing breaks can improve health even if total sitting time stays the same, study suggests.
Researchers explore link between medical imaging and cancer risk in children
Study of nearly 4 million children and adolescents finds that 10% of pediatric blood and bone marrow cancers may have stemmed from radiation exposure.
NEWS FROM KPWHRI'S CENTERS
Insights on integrating social health into primary care
BMC Health Services Research recently published 2 ACT Center papers from Kaiser Permanente Washington’s Social Health Integration pilot: quantitative results on health care costs across 2 approaches to providing social support, and qualitative results summarizing patient perspectives on pathways for improving social health.
Investing in small medical practices pays off
A CCHE evaluation of EQuIP-LA — a 2-year collaborative supporting 31 small medical practices in Los Angeles — demonstrated how targeted investment and health equity-focused quality improvement can strengthen California’s health care safety net.
Recognition
- Hickman joins KPWHRI as director of Investigative Science
- Angerhofer gives talks at 2 events focused on suicide prevention
- Wernli presents at summit for lung cancer Centers of Excellence
- Hyun and Williamson give webinar for NIH ‘Mind the Gap’ series
- Simon presents at special session of Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds
- WPMG event for future public health leaders features Blasi, McEvoy, and Rosenberg
- Wernli represents KPWHRI’s LARCH Study at international conference
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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.