Kaiser Permanente Washington Research News Archive

September 2024

• A better approach to prevent teen suicide deaths
• Engaging clinicians, patients in firearm suicide prevention
• Vaccine program recruiting new volunteers in Seattle area
• Can machine learning help treat depression more effectively?
• Making research communications more inclusive

July – August 2024

• Understanding adoption of Lock to Live, a decision aid supporting suicide prevention
• Neighborhood density connected to changes in body mass index for children
• Alzheimer’s vision study improved with home testing
• Identifying patients in need of social support services
• Treating depression in adults
• Filling evidence gaps on obesity treatment
• Increasing access to cervical cancer screening in low-resource health care settings

June 2024

• COVID risks not meaningfully greater with estrogen-containing medications
• Researchers connect for ACT Symposium, advancing science on dementia, aging
• Long-term study offers clues for healthy aging
• Center for Community Health and Evaluation launches CCHE.org
• Virtual patient engagement: ‘A safe place’ to be ourselves
• 2023 KPWHRI mentorship awards go to Claire Allen and Karen Wernli

May 2024

• Study finds bariatric surgery linked to substantially lower risk of blood clots long-term
• A medication that can relieve symptoms of psychosis is underused
• Study sheds light on needs of young people with cancer
• Analysis supports new recommendation to begin mammogram screening at 40
• Predicting breast cancer risk after a high-risk benign lesion diagnosis
• EID: Our 2023 highlights

April 2024

• Changing sitting habits shows meaningful impact
• KPWHRI research highlighted at 2024 HCSRN conference
• How Jennifer Bobb solves statistical problems to improve health care
• Celebrating 40 years: 1983 to 2023

March 2024

• When is Paxlovid right for COVID-19 treatment?
• KPWHRI contributes to new flu vaccine effectiveness results
• Making a difference at the Seattle/King County Clinic
• Highlighting the influential research of women at KPWHRI

February 2024

• What works to meet complex needs in diabetes care?
• 2023 annual report
• Training scientists as partners in transforming primary care

• Measuring blood pressure at home: It's easy and accurate

January 2024

• Top research highlights in 2023
• Personalized coaching shows promise for delaying memory loss
• A simple solution to help catch cervical cancer early
   

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