Permanente Medicine in Action

Twelve Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals are recognized with “Best Maternity Hospitals 2021" national designation.

An analysis of Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California early in the pandemic found racial and ethnic disparities in the likelihood of testing positive and being hospitalized for the coronavirus, but no significant disparities in mortality among hospitalized patients.

Mariann Stephens is young and doesn’t smoke, so she was shocked to learn she had lung cancer. Expert care has allowed her to keep living her fun, active life.

Kaiser Permanente’s hereditary cancer program provided Fay Gordon with genetic counseling and a prevention plan that caught her breast cancer early.

A plan to slow the spread of COVID-19 among the elderly in group living situations is pioneered at the Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center.

In a new episode of KP Research Radio, the potential risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening are discussed with Joseph Presti, MD.

With help from Kaiser Permanente, 200,000 of its Northern California members have quit tobacco as part of an effective long-running campaign.

Cardiothoracic surgeon Geoff Allen, MD, repairs Heather Westmoreland's life-threatening aortic dissection.

Annually, The Permanente Medical Group honors a select group of physicians with an award named after its founder.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals excel in maternity care, according to Newsweek magazine’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2020 report.