All Articles on Health
Rising health care costs demand action to protect common resourcesDr. Eric Larson issues a challenge to politicians and health care professionals: Talk about health care costs and take action to slow their growth.
Addressing social determinants of health through researchMany Kaiser Permanente studies look at the social side of health—and help to lessen related health disparities.
How Dr. Leana Wen’s emergency room lessons translate to primary careDr. Matt Handley, primary care physician, finds a common theme for acute and long-term care in When Doctors Don’t Listen, a book by the 2016 Birnbaum speaker.
Total Worker Health®: Integrating workplace safety and employee wellnessIn Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Grossman and colleagues set a course for research on integrated approaches to keeping workers safe and healthy.
- Candidates are talking about Obamacare—whether they know it or not
Health reform is about more than insurance, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson. It’s also changing racial, economic, and care disparities.
Finding safer ways to treat behavioral disorders in kids and teensWith $10 million from NIMH, KPWHRI is leading a multi-site study to ensure safe prescribing of antipsychotic drugs for youth with behavioral disorders.
Is hospital readmission linked to alcohol use and social factors?Drs. Katharine Bradley and Gwen Lapham studied drinking habits and hospital readmission. They found that underlying social determinants might be the connection.
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