SONNET (Social Needs Network for Evaluation and Translation) study led by KPWHRI’s Leah Tuzzio, MPH, looks at patients’ unmet social risks and their desire for assistance.
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A report led by the Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE), part of KPWHRI, assesses changes in safety net health centers’ capacity to implement virtual care and the experience of health care staff in delivering telehealth during the pandemic.
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Home blood pressure monitoring demonstrated to be an excellent alternative for making new diagnoses of hypertension.
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Research compared 2 low-intensity outreach programs with usual care for prevention of suicidal behavior among outpatients who report recent frequent suicidal thoughts.
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Research compared 2 low-intensity outreach programs with usual care for prevention of suicidal behavior among outpatients who report recent frequent suicidal thoughts.
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Researcher Ellen O’Meara, PhD, and affiliate investigator Diana Miglioretti, PhD, estimate that 15% of screen-detected breast cancers, about 1 in 7, are overdiagnosed in those who screen every other year.
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Kaiser Permanente, University of Washington School of Medicine, and University of California San Diego join to lead the next phase of aging brain study.
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Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, and Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD, comment that while a recent study found that the recombinant zoster vaccine was linked to a small increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome, on balance, benefits outweigh safety concerns for the vaccine for adults.
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Research based on KPWHRI’s ACT Study led by Eric Larson, MD, MPH, finds that cataract surgery is associated with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population.
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Julie Richards, PhD, MPH, explores the question: When people who died by suicide were asked about gun access before their death, how did they answer?
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Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, explains results support boosting with Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH, is a co-author in a CDC study showing that pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are at no greater risk of delivering early or delivering unusually small babies.
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