Telehealth’s time
More Kaiser Permanente members get comfortable with virtual visits such as phone and video appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TPMG physician designs DIY face shield
Pediatrician Kerstin Rosen, MD, of The Permanente Medical Group, designed a face shield for health care workers and enlisted the help of the 3D printing community.
CNBC interviews Edward M. Ellison, MD, about remdesivir, pandemic’s impact on physicians
In a wide-ranging interview Friday with CNBC about COVID-19, Edward M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director and chairman of Southern California Permanente Medical Group, characterized the remdesivir clinical trial as “encouraging.”
Kaiser Permanente research centers prioritize urgent COVID-19 research projects, clinical trials
In an effort to improve understanding and clinical practice guidelines around the novel coronavirus, Kaiser Permanente’s various research centers are quickly moving to investigate potential treatment for COVID-19.
Robert Sallis, MD, shares advice on finding the right balance for exercise during coronavirus pandemic
In a recent USA Today article, Robert Sallis, MD, a family medicine doctor with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group and co-director of Kaiser Permanente’s Sports Medicine Fellowship, was among experts quoted about how to exercise safely. Dr. Sallis explained that there is a sweet spot when it comes to the amount of time spent working out.
Tweetcap: AMA, Permanente Federation host chat on safely reopening country during COVID-19 pandemic
On Thursday, the American Medical Association (AMA) and The Permanente Federation co-hosted a tweet chat, "Clinical Perspectives on Safely Reopening America," which generated an online conversation centered on a path for safely steering Americans through the COVID-19 pandemic and toward a return to normalcy.
Don Mordecai, MD, shares advice for building emotional resilience in a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has caused significant emotional distress for many individuals coping with a new and unfamiliar reality. In a recent interview with Fast Company, Don Mordecai, MD, psychiatrist with The Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Permanente national leader for mental and behavioral health, shared that learning how to navigate through these emotions is critical for supporting one’s mental health.
Pulse oximeter use to detect COVID-19 can’t replace a doctor’s visit
Many patients with severe cases of COVID-19 have extremely low levels of oxygen in the blood. That may be one reason why interest in pulse oximeters — medical devices that measure the saturation of oxygen in red blood cells — has increased recently.
Edward Lee, MD, among physicians quoted about telehealth as the ‘new normal’ in CalMatters
Stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus have significantly accelerated the use of telehealth in California, making such visits the “new normal” during current the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent story in CalMatters.
From the front lines: Fueling the fight against COVID-19 with hope and happiness
Dennis Truong, MD, assistant medical director of Telemedicine at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, shares moments of inspiration during the challenging days of coronavirus.