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New center focuses on equitable, whole-person health careKaiser Permanente launches ACT Center, the new Center for Accelerating Care Transformation.
health equity, ACT Center, Center for Accelerating Care Transformation, whole-person health care, research to practice
2021-11-10
Relieving chronic pain with CBTCognitive behavioral therapy with yoga-based movement helps with pain for those on long-term opioids — from Dr. Lynn DeBar.
chronic pain, yoga, opioids, behavior change, cognitive behavioral therapy
2021-11-02
Understanding young adults’ experiences with cancerThe VOICE study aims to improve the health and health care of people who had cancer as adolescents and young adults.
cancer, adolescent health, Cactus Cancer Society
2021-10-28
Prioritizing breast cancer screening during COVID-19As breast cancer screening rates rebound, Erin Bowles, MPH, reflects on maintaining “pink ribbon” awareness year-round.
breast cancer screening, COVID-19, mammograms
2021-10-11
COVID-19 vaccines and serious reactions: 3 questions answeredKPWHRI Biostatistics Director Jen Nelson, PhD, talks about monitoring reactions to the mRNA vaccines.
adverse events, COVID-19, vaccines, side effects
2021-10-06
Breast density is a risk factor for older women, tooFindings in JAMA Network Open could help guide decision-making about breast cancer screening for women 75 and older.
breast cancer screening, mammograms, breast density, older women
2021-10-05
There’s no place like home … to track blood pressureResearch led by KPWHRI’s Beverly Green finds that patients prefer at-home monitoring of blood pressure.
hypertension, blood pressure, BP monitoring, patient preferences
2021-09-27
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