COVID-19 Archives

Robert Sallis, MD, discusses new study results on how exercise protects against severe COVID-19 outcomes

April 15, 2021

The co-director of Kaiser Permanente’s Sports Medicine Fellowship commented on research findings that more-active people with COVID-19 were less likely to be hospitalized or die from the illness.

TPMG physicians take center stage in ‘Hamilton’ parody to encourage vaccination

March 26, 2021

Andrew Liu, DO, hospitalist with The Permanente Medical Group, tells NPR about how he adapted Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “My Shot” to put a hip spin on promoting COVID-19 vaccination.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, shares pandemic insights at SXSW Online

March 25, 2021

MedCity News quotes The Permanente Federation co-CEO about pandemic challenges that spurred innovation.

Tatjana Kolevska, MD, discusses breast cancer screenings during COVID-19 with New York Times

March 19, 2021

The medical director for the Kaiser Permanente’s Excellence in Cancer Care program says doctors have worked aggressively to ensure that patients get screened safely during the pandemic.

‘Reimagine, Reboot, Retool: Healthcare Post-COVID’ at SXSW Online

March 15, 2021

Virtual panel looking at how COVID-19 catapulted health care into the future features thought leaders from Kaiser Permanente, Northwell Health, and Manatt Ventures.

Comilla Sasson, MD, shares her experience on the front lines of COVID-19 with CNN

March 10, 2021

The Permanente emergency medicine physician offers her first-hand account of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic across 8 states.

Matthew Daley, MD, discusses impact of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine with The New York Times

March 8, 2021

Matthew Daley, MD, a pediatrician with the Colorado Permanente Medical Group, sheds light on how the latest COVID vaccine can provide a huge boost to vaccinating Americans.

Margaret Ferguson, MD, writes about vaccinating children for COVID-19 in Modern Healthcare

March 3, 2021

The Colorado Permanente Medical Group president and executive medical director says there are compelling reasons to pursue the immunization of children, including to alleviate their suffering and achieve herd immunity.

Roberta Doucet, MD, of SCPMG tells personal COVID-19 story at virtual town hall

March 2, 2021

Roberta Doucet, MD, an anesthesiologist with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, joined a panel of community experts to discuss safety protocols and COVID-19 pandemic trends at “URU The Right to Be” town hall.

Stephen Parodi, MD, writes about race to beat COVID-19 variants in MedPage Today

March 1, 2021

Kaiser Permanente national infectious disease leader stresses that sufficient COVID-19 vaccine supply and effective distribution are essential for getting in front of virus variants.