Analysis confirms racial disparities in COVID-19 infection
Kaiser Permanente study examines race, ethnicity, and risk of infection, hospitalization, and death.
Doctors’ expertise helps steward COVID vaccines
Permanente physicians are sharing their expertise to help guide the fair and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to Kaiser Permanente members, employees, and the community.
Reflecting on the history of vaccines at a historic moment
Peter Barkett, MD, an internist with Washington Permanente Medical Group, examines the history of vaccines and how they are powerful tools to promote public health.
From the front lines: COVID video diaries
Family medicine physician Alex McDonald, MD, shares the reality of the pandemic on social media.
Kaiser Permanente data key to nation’s COVID-19 vaccine surveillance strategy
Our Vaccine Study Center will lead an effort in searching medical records for serious reactions among patients who receive the vaccine.
From plague to COVID: Pandemics drive health care transformation
Paul Minardi, MD, president and executive medical director of Washington Permanente Medical Group, surveys the history of pandemics and finds that infectious disease outbreaks have driven transformation and innovation in public health.
Leading with a long-term, connected strategy
Permanente physician leader Edward Ellison, MD, reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation ahead for Kaiser Permanente.
Permanente physicians help athletes adjust to a new playing field
Heading into the New Year, Permanente sports medicine specialists are developing guidelines to help athletes return to sports safely as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Reducing racial disparities in health care delivery
Nancy Gin, MD, FACP, The Permanente Federation's chief quality officer, discusses the current health disparities playing out, Kaiser Permanente’s response during COVID-19, and policy solutions that could make a difference now.
Flu season presents new challenges for physicians on COVID-19 front lines
Permanente emergency management and infectious disease specialists play a key role as flu season and COVID-19 converge to create the threat of a “twindemic.”