Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer communities across the nation this month hold pride observances to recognize hard-won civil rights battles and to celebrate sexual diversity. Despite progress in securing freedom, rights and acceptance, LGBTQ communities still struggle with limited…
A recent study found more than 200 common medications sold in the United States include depression as a potential side effect. A broadcast on NPR’s “All Things Considered” interviewed experts on the topic, including Don Mordecai, MD, national lead for…
Michael Kanter, MD, medical director of Quality and Clinical Analysis for Southern California Permanente Medical Group, discussed in the latest EHR Intelligence report how Kaiser Permanente uses its massive electronic health record to support safety net programs that work to…
One of the challenges for physicians in today’s technology-driven world is keeping up with patient records that are part of a health care organization’s electronic health record (EHR). The AMA Wire last week published a story highlighting how the Southern…
One of the roles of an infectious disease physician is educating the public on rising health conditions. Prevention magazine recently published a story on the rise of sepsis and quoted experts, including Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director of The…
Health care organizations are rising to meet the needs of an ever-increasing senior population, suggests a California Health Care Foundation article. Several physician experts were interviewed in the story, including Stephen Parodi, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group,…
The challenges of primary care doctors in finding time to connect with their patients is the focus of an in-depth feature in the New York Times Magazine’s special Health Issue that published this week. In an article, “Trying to Put…
Disrupted sleep can be a sign of a health problem, suggests a recent article in Reader’s Digest. The article quotes several sleep experts, including Shanon Makekau, MD, a physician with the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group and chief of Pulmonology and…
The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) Foundation has named Dereck DeLeon, MD, winner of the 2018 Barbara Harris Award for Excellence in Education. Dr. DeLeon, who practices family medicine in San Diego for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group…
It is no doubt that being a single parent creates challenges that are not as prominent in two-parent households—from balancing child care and work, maintaining social relationships outside the home, and managing the emotional toll that can exist from being…
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