COVID-19 Archives - Permanente Medicine

Permanente physicians provide expertise to media coverage of coronavirus, COVID-19

January 5, 2022

Helping the media provide up-to-date information surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, our Permanente physician experts provide evidence-based medicine to ease fears.

Study finds link between physical activity and enhanced mental wellness during pandemic

November 17, 2021

A survey of more than 20,000 people shows that individuals who exercised more during the initial lockdown period of the pandemic experienced less anxiety and depression than those who didn’t.

Matthew Daley, MD, discusses COVID-19 booster shot protection in New York Times

October 29, 2021

The Permanente pediatrician and member of the CDC vaccine advisory committee says data collected so far only definitively shows that people over 65 will benefit from additional COVID protection.

Mary Meyer, MD, writes on rebuilding U.S. health care workforce during and after COVID-19

October 19, 2021

The emergency medicine physician for The Permanente Medical Group writes in STAT that the recovery phase of disaster management holds valuable lessons for today’s health care workers.

Marcus C. Griffith, MD, says Black physicians can better connect with vaccine-hesitant people of color

October 6, 2021

The Southeast Permanente Medical Group psychiatrist tells the American Medical Association that about half of his vaccine-hesitant patients change their minds about taking a COVID shot after a conversation.

Edward Lee, MD, discusses investing in hospital-level care at home during virtual Becker’s conference

September 27, 2021

The Permanente Federation chief information officer says patient-centered models, technology-driven innovations, and the need to be more flexible with hospital capacity were considered in a decision to invest in providing hospital-level care at home.

Permanente Live webinar to discuss equity in health care

September 9, 2021

An expert panel will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges of achieving health equity.

Stephen Parodi, MD, says health care professionals’ frustrations mount as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge

August 31, 2021

Kaiser Permanente national infectious disease leader tells Hearst TV that physicians, nurses, and other clinicians facing burnout can benefit from peer support.

Permanente physicians share advice for supporting mental health through COVID-19 in Forbes

August 19, 2021

Psychiatrists Mabel Bongmba, MD, Gregory Kellermeyer, MD, and Maria Koshy, MD, highlight how clinicians help patients build mental resilience during the pandemic.

At HIMSS21, Permanente leaders say COVID-19 is driving profound changes to health care

August 16, 2021

The Permanente Federation’s co-CEOs Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, and Ramin Davidoff, MD, and its chief information officer, Edward R. Lee, MD, highlight how the pandemic is driving health care’s technology transformation.

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