Advancing treatments through clinical trials
Kaiser Permanente’s clinical trials help advance treatment for health conditions and diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to AIDS and COVID-19.
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.
New Kaiser Permanente study provides information on coronavirus planning for health systems
A new Kaiser Permanente study of COVID-19 patients published today as a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) provides estimates for the percentage of test-positive patients requiring hospitalization and admission to the ICU.
Compassionate care runs in the family
Brian Lim, MD, an interventional gastroenterologist with Southern California Permanente Medical Group, combines award-winning research with a compassionate approach to care inspired by his father.
Study: Minority racial, ethnic groups get diabetes at lower weights
Kaiser Permanente research found diabetes occurred 3 times more often among normal-BMI Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders than normal-BMI whites.
Permanente research lead Steven Jacobsen, MD, selected as president-elect of American College of Epidemiology
Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, senior director of Research for Kaiser Permanente Southern California, was elected as president-elect of the American College of Epidemiology.
Summer 2019 edition of the Permanente Journal now available
Read peer-reviewed articles in the latest edition of the Permanente Journal, including a special report containing the 40 abstracts from the annual Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Research Week.
Clinical tool accurately predicts children’s appendicitis risk in emergency rooms
A risk calculator validated at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Emergency Departments may help safely avoid unnecessary CT scans in children 5 and older.
Kaiser Permanente funds firearm injury prevention research studies
Three initiatives will seek to develop clinical-level interventions around safe weapon storage, suicide prevention, and risk prediction
Advancing scientific discoveries through the Kaiser Permanente Research Bank
Watch this video of Edward Ellison, MD, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, highlighting the value of the Kaiser Permanente Research Bank.