Permanente Medicine in Action

HIV rates declined, but rates of sexually transmitted diseases rose in Sonoma County. Gary Green, MD, head of infectious disease at KP Santa Rosa explains.

Rajiv Misquitta, MD, an internal medicine doctor with Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, provides perspective on the health benefits of a plant-based diet and tips for adopting one.

Joseph Huh, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon in KP South Sacramento, provided life-saving aortic dissection surgery for his patient, Liza Barnes.

Dr. Crystal Hnatko, Family Medicine and Sports Medicine physician at KP Vacaville, wrote a column about the optimal diet for student athletes.

James Weisel, MD, an ophthalmologist with Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, discusses safety tips for watching the eclipse and urges viewers who make the trek to see it to not spend even a moment watching the sun with the naked eye.

With many Sonoma County school districts starting classes soon, public health officials and doctors urge parents to get their children vaccinated before the first day of school.

For multiple sclerosis patients, music may offer additional physical and emotional benefits. Jacqueline Marcus, MD, director of the Kaiser Permanente multiple sclerosis program in San Francisco is quoted.

In his regular column, Salvatore Iaquinta, MD, a head and neck surgeon at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael, offers tips on how to overcome jet lag.  

Inside KP -- August 7, 2017  Peter Heinlein, MD, chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center, sees a patient [...]

Linda Shiue, MD, TPMG’s director of Culinary Medicine, who practices internal medicine at KP San Francisco Mission Bay, shares what foods physicians add to their meals to stay healthy.