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10 ways to stay sharp as you ageGHRI’s executive director Dr. Eric B. Larson says that brain function doesn’t have to decline with age. There are steps you can take to maintain your thinking power.
2016-02-05
Bariatric surgery pros & cons—Why Group Health research mattersDr. David Arterburn talks about his studies with Kaiser and other systems to help a rapidly increasing population with severe obesity.
2016-02-04
Tough conversations: How can we help patients get off risky drugs?Dr. Sascha Dublin describes a Group Health-UW finding that benzodiazepines probably don’t cause dementia. But she cautions that they’re still bad for you.
Alzheimer's, dementia, benzodiazepine
2016-02-03
Is a picture worth 1,000 words if patients don’t understand it?Graphic data displays, like on a Fitbit app, are meant to motivate patients to change behavior and understand their care. But do they work?
2016-01-28
Memoirs offer insiders’ view of mental health careVirginia Immanuel recommends two books with firsthand testimony about our nation’s mental health care system.
2016-01-25
‘You’re never more creative’: New directors Paula Lozano and Diana BuistDr. Eric B. Larson welcomes new GHRI leaders in research collaborations and translation.
2016-01-21
Better together: Dyad structure is key in health department’s successEvaluators find Seattle/King Country Public Health nails a whopping 22 of its 24 strategies in a $25 million initiative to improve public health.
quit smoking, exercise, public health
2016-01-19
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.