Study: Minority racial, ethnic groups get diabetes at lower weights
Kaiser Permanente research found diabetes occurred 3 times more often among normal-BMI Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders than normal-BMI whites.
Summer 2019 edition of the Permanente Journal now available
Read peer-reviewed articles in the latest edition of the Permanente Journal, including a special report containing the 40 abstracts from the annual Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Research Week.
Winston Wong, MD, co-authors paper on addressing issues in health equity
One longstanding goal of the medical care system has been to provide high-quality care to patients. However, a 2000 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) chronicled that up to…
Stephen Parodi, MD, speaks with MM&M about launch of new unified Permanente Medicine brand
Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of External Affairs, Communications and Brand for The Permanente Federation, speaks about the Permanente Medical Groups’ launch of their new unified brand – Permanente…
Identifying risk early to improve quality of life
Karen Ching, MD, PharmD, is a national Permanente quality leader who focuses on initiatives improving care for patients with complex conditions.
Hunger as a vital sign
Permanente physicians are committed to addressing food insecurity for their patients and in the communities they serve, starting the sometimes difficult but important conversation that leads to total health.
Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Bariatric Surgery for Obese Teens
David Arterburn, MD, MPH, of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, answers some questions about a major study on severe obesity among adolescents.
Research to Focus on Family Risk of Cancer
Kaiser Permanente receives a $7 million grant to develop a better system to capture family risk of cancer.
Summer 2018 Edition of the Permanente Journal Now Available
Get the latest research, including a look at results of a physician survey on time spent on direct care to patients to understand potential waste in health care.
Physicians as Advocates
PermanenteACTION Physicians as advocates In the rapidly changing world of health care policy, you may feel that the physician perspective is missing from the conversation. But it doesn’t have to…