Permanente Medicine in Action

Valerie Kwai Ben, MD, a cardiologist at KP San Jose, expands on the many health benefits of dog ownership, explaining why owning a dog can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Joseph Young, MD, TPMG’s clinical hypertension lead, explains new guidelines that will impact treatment of hypertension.

Ethan Cutts, MD, a pediatrician at KP Rancho Cordova, helped create a system to eliminate preventable deaths for African American children and youth in Sacramento County.

TPMG physicians have established excellent care for transgender and gender non-conforming patients throughout Northern California, and join forces with colleagues throughout Kaiser Permanente to ensure the total health of patients.

Suketu Khandhar, MD discusses Kaiser's extensive multidisciplinary Huntington’s Disease clinic, recognized by the Huntington’s Disease Association of America, and the integrated approach among a multitude of providers to improve the patient's condition.

Drs. Karen Murrell, KP South Sacramento, and Brigid McCaw, KP Richmond, share how TPMG identifies victims of intimate partner violence when they first appear in emergency departments.

For the 10th year, KP Northern and Southern California are the only health providers to earn the highest rating for clinical effectiveness from California’s Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA).

KP’s Mindfulness Program helps breast cancer patients as they go through their unique journey, including diagnoses, treatments and the complicated feelings that occur.

Keith Fabisiak, MD, assistant chief of pediatrics at KP Campbell, discusses a new study that found that many popular foods for infants and babies test positive for arsenic.

Joshua Weil, MD describes KP Santa Rosa Medical Center’s reopening after the wild fires, a scene of amazing grace and resilience, where staff greeted each other and patients.