Healthline Archives

Nancy Gin, MD, urges young adults to continue COVID-19 safety measures while waiting for vaccine

February 1, 2021

The Permanente Federation’s chief quality officer tells Healthline that young, healthy individuals must exercise good judgement to protect more-vulnerable populations as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out.

Nancy Gin, MD, urges people to be cautious, candid about behaviors as states reopen

June 12, 2020

Nancy Gin, MD, recently told Healthline that it is important for people to be careful and candid about where they’ve been and where they are going now that they’re doing some “cautious toe dipping” in public settings as states reopen.

Early mitigation efforts helping to slow COVID-19 spread in the West, David Witt, MD, tells Healthline

April 21, 2020

David Witt, MD, an infectious disease leader with The Permanente Medical Group and a regional health care epidemiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, told Healthline that social distancing and stay-at-home orders have proved effective in California and other western states.

Matthew Daley, MD, shares expertise on vaccine safety and hesitancy

April 19, 2019

Colorado Permanente Medical Group pediatrician Matthew Daley, MD, whose research focuses on vaccinations, was recently quoted for his expertise by several media outlets, including Mother Jones and Healthline. He discussed topics such as fears surrounding vaccinations and how to improve immunization rates.

Ken Robinson, MD, on optimizing the benefits of electronic health records

February 11, 2019

The net benefits provided by an electronic health record (EHR) – saving physicians precious time and increasing their efficiency – far outweigh any drawbacks, “especially if the physicians using the system are given adequate peer-led training that teaches them how…

Randy Bergen, MD, shares societal benefits of immunization on Healthline

December 4, 2018

Randy Bergen, MD, a pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group, speaks about the societal benefits of immunization in a Healthline story, “This Is What Happens When Children Don’t Get Vaccinated.”

Stephen Parodi, MD, on Preventing Drug-Resistant HIV Infections

March 23, 2018

The article reported that resistance develops in two drugs used in PrEP because conventional HIV treatment uses three drugs.