COVID-19 Archives

Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses COVID-19 vaccine mobilization effort

December 14, 2020

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader expressed confidence in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, given the organization’s participation in Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trials.

Tweetcap: Medical community unites around #MedicineForMasks

December 9, 2020

The social media campaign aims to raise awareness around how people can do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 by wearing masks.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, and Tatjana Kolevska, MD, discuss telehealth innovations

December 9, 2020

Working together with Permanente physicians, Kaiser Permanente has continued to innovate and expand delivery of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Podcast: Lessons from the front lines of COVID-19

December 8, 2020

The Permanente Medicine Podcast with Chris Grant is back. In our 10th episode, physician leaders Stephen Parodi, MD, and Ed Lee, MD, provide an in-depth look at Kaiser Permanente’s COVID-19 response.

Richard Isaacs, MD, writes on Medscape about health care advances during COVID-19

December 3, 2020

The Permanente Federation co-CEO focuses on 3 significant developments that will benefit how health organizations deliver care to patients for years to come.

Flu season presents new challenges for physicians on COVID-19 front lines

November 30, 2020

Permanente emergency management and infectious disease specialists play a key role as flu season and COVID-19 converge to create the threat of a “twindemic.”

Bechara Choucair, MD, and Stephen Parodi, MD discuss public health impacts of COVID-19

November 23, 2020

COVID-19 is the latest in a series of developments that have had a profound impact on public health, according to Kaiser Permanente physician leaders.

Addressing burnout in the age of COVID

November 23, 2020

Permanente physician leader Edward Ellison, MD, shares 5 critical skills leaders can embrace during difficult times.

New assessment tool helps predict outcomes for COVID-19

November 20, 2020

A new assessment tool developed by researchers and physicians at Kaiser Permanente helps guide clinical decisions in emergency departments and urgent care centers.

Lisa A. Jackson, MD, offers perspective on efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine in TIME story

November 18, 2020

The senior investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute discusses promising developments from clinical trials on a COVID-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.