Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Archives

Cannabis not a healthy prenatal choice, Permanente ob-gyn tells U.S. News

October 1, 2021

Deborah Ansley, MD, ob-gyn with The Permanente Medical Group, co-authors a study in JAMA that found a 25% increase in marijuana use during pregnancy compared with before the COVID-19 pandemic.

New tool for early identification of COVID-19 surges

July 27, 2021

Kaiser Permanente develops a simple method to help hospitals and communities identify early signs of a large community spread of infectious diseases.

Medical Staff Put On PPE In Hospital Setting

Making predictions during a pandemic

May 12, 2021

Permanente physicians have played a key role in developing forecasting and surveillance information to help Kaiser Permanente plan for hospital space, staffing, and supply needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most stroke patients could be treated at a primary stroke center

May 10, 2021

Results from a new Kaiser Permanente study could help inform policies that guide care for stroke patients who are being transported by emergency medical service paramedics.

Most e-visit users didn’t need follow-up care, research finds

March 31, 2021

A Q&A with researchers on the simple, quick format that's part of Kaiser Permanente’s growing toolbox of virtual care options.

Analysis confirms racial disparities in COVID-19 infection

February 9, 2021

Kaiser Permanente study examines race, ethnicity, and risk of infection, hospitalization, and death.

Kaiser Permanente data key to nation’s COVID-19 vaccine surveillance strategy

January 6, 2021

Our Vaccine Study Center will lead an effort in searching medical records for serious reactions among patients who receive the vaccine.

Jamal Rana, MD, and Stephen Sidney, MD, discuss effects of marijuana, vaping on the heart

November 24, 2020

The physician-researchers with The Permanente Medical Group recently commented on a Cardiology Today story about inconclusive evidence on the possible cardiovascular impacts of marijuana use and vaping.

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