Maxine Dexter, MD, among physicians discussing unusual COVID-19 symptoms
A Healthline story discusses unusual symptoms that doctors may miss, including nausea, rash, delirium, or cardiovascular complications.
People with GI symptoms are not being tested for COVID-19, TPMG physician tells ‘Science’
People with gastroenterological symptoms are not being tested for COVID-19, perhaps allowing numerous cases to go undetected, Douglas A. Corley, MD, PhD, of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), told Science magazine.
New Kaiser Permanente study provides information on coronavirus planning for health systems
A new Kaiser Permanente study of COVID-19 patients published today as a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) provides estimates for the percentage of test-positive patients requiring hospitalization and admission to the ICU.
Early mitigation efforts helping to slow COVID-19 spread in the West, David Witt, MD, tells Healthline
David Witt, MD, an infectious disease leader with The Permanente Medical Group and a regional health care epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, told Healthline that social distancing and stay-at-home orders have proved effective in California and other western states.
Richard Isaacs, MD, shares key reasons for Kaiser Permanente’s leadership during COVID-19 crisis
Fast and decisive action by Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and other physician leaders at The Permanente Medical Group played a pivotal role in mitigating the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern California, leading to an air of guarded optimism in that part of the state, according to a recent post on The Health Care Blog.
Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, describes for WebMD how COVID-19 transforms health care
Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), described how COVID-19 mitigation measures in Northern California are working, and how the disease is transforming health care.
Tweetcap: Saluting Permanente physicians, care teams on the front lines of COVID-19
Over the last several weeks, an outpouring of gratitude and support for those working tirelessly on the front lines to combat COVID-19 has filled social media.
CNN report on nation’s high maternal death rates spotlights success at Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente implemented protocols and training that helped to reduce the organization's maternal morbidity numbers.
CBC News quotes Stephen Parodi, MD, on how California’s early COVID-19 response delayed a surge
Evidence is mounting that California may have temporarily relieved pressure on hospitals by issuing the first statewide stay-at-home order in the United States, according to this CBC News report.
Winston Wong, MD, joins AMA panel discussing equity issues and COVID-19 pandemic
The medical director of Community Benefit at The Permanente Federation joined an American Medical Association panel to discuss ways in which the novel coronavirus may uniquely impact physicians from different racial backgrounds, communities of color, and minority patient groups.