Newsmakers

Permanente physicians are regularly featured in the media on a variety of health issues.

Tatjana Kolevska, MD, says pandemic pivot to virtual cancer care benefits patients

The medical director of Kaiser Permanente’s National Cancer Excellence Program says the organization went from delivering 15% of its cancer care virtually before the pandemic to 98% in March 2020.

Wall Street Journal interviews Permanente physicians on heart disease, stroke study

Permanente physician-researchers Jamal Rana, MD, and Stephen Sidney, MD, discuss results of their study finding the COVID-19 pandemic widened national disparities in heart disease and stroke deaths.

Richard Isaacs, MD, discusses physician burnout strategy at Becker’s Healthcare event

The Permanente Federation’s co-CEO says his medical group’s Joy and Meaning in Medicine strategy helped meet patient and physician needs during the pandemic.