Newsmakers
Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.
Tweetcap: Time to get educated on flu shots
September 6, 2019
Flu shot season has arrived, and word is spreading in our latest tweetcap.
Mark Dreskin, MD, weighs in on depression treatment options
September 4, 2019
The clinical lead for mental health and wellness at Southern California Permanente Medical Group is quoted in an ACP Internist article looking at 2 recently approved medications for treatment-resistant depression.
Tweetcap: Are you a ‘provider’?
August 29, 2019
This tweetcap delves into the debate surrounding the term “provider” and shares a number of insightful perspectives.
Amanda Williams, MD, shares insights on delivery due dates for babies in New York Times article
August 29, 2019
Permanente obstetrician-gynecologist Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, comments on the attention to due dates and factors to consider in a recent New York Times article.
Tweetcap: Permanente physicians share their #gratitude
August 23, 2019
We may be in the dog days of summer, but there's no shortage of things to be #grateful for among Permanente physicians in our latest tweetcap.
New paper outlines a roadmap for machine learning in clinical care
August 22, 2019
A group of physicians, including Vincent Liu, MD, MS, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Northern California, recently published a roadmap for the responsible use of machine-learning-based interventions.
Tweetcap: Excitement builds for the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
August 15, 2019
The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will welcome its first class of students in August 2020, and excitement is mounting for the newly accredited school to open its doors to a new generation of physicians who will lead the transformation of health care delivery.
Tweetcap: New findings on how both blood pressure readings can predict heart attack, stroke risk
August 9, 2019
Recent research from Permanente stroke specialist Alex Flint, MD, shows that both systolic and diastolic numbers are key to determining heart attack and stroke risk.
Tweetcap: Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference inspires new generation of executives
August 2, 2019
Modern Healthcare's Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference took place Wednesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 1 in Chicago. The two-day conference brought together female executives looking to further their professional and personal development while networking with peers.
Kaiser Permanente physician leaders pen perspective piece on firearm injury prevention
August 1, 2019
Kaiser Permanente’s Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force co-leads David Grossman, MD, MPH, and Bechara Choucair, MD, co-authored an article recently published in Pediatrics on the role health systems have in preventing firearm injury. The article states that in order for health professionals to be effective in protecting patients from firearm injury, they must know how to identify high-risk individuals and have the tools necessary to intervene effectively.