Research in the News

UCSF and Kaiser Permanente to Study Benefits and Harms of New and Older Blood-Thinning Drugs

UCSF and TPMG’s Division of Research received major funds for a study comparing the effectiveness of blood-thinning medications that prevent clots in the veins and lungs.

2017-03-24T12:47:27+00:00

Ethnicity Influences Decisions About Prostate Cancer Treatment According to a New Study

A new study of more than 2,200 patients with low risk prostate cancer in an ethnically and economically diverse population revealed that ethnicity influences the decision to switch from observation only to active treatment.

2017-03-24T12:47:27+00:00

Dementia’s Impact by Ethnicity to be Studied In California

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research will partner with the University of California, Davis, Alzheimer's Disease Center to undertake state-of-the-art brain imaging and cognitive testing of study participants, with funding from the National Institute on Aging.

2017-03-24T12:47:27+00:00

Annual Decline in Heart-Disease Death Rates in U.S. Flat Since 2011

After more than a decade of steady improvements, the decline in mortality rates from heart disease and stroke has slowed nationally and nearly leveled out since 2011, according to a new analysis from Kaiser Permanente published in JAMA Cardiology.

How Age Differences Between Siblings Can Affect Autism Risk

Second-born children who are conceived sooner than two years or later than six years after the arrival of their older sibling have a substantially increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Pediatrics.

2017-01-03T09:08:52+00:00

Research: EHRs with Decision Support Help Optimize Care for Ischemic Stroke Patients

The timely administration of a clot-dissolving treatment for emergency department stroke patients nearly doubled following the introduction of new technology, according to a study published on September 8, 2015 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

2017-01-03T09:08:58+00:00

Insurer Says Clients on Daily Pill Have Stayed H.I.V.-Free

In one of the first and largest evaluations of the use of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection in a clinical practice setting, researchers at Kaiser Permanente found no new HIV infections among patients during more than 2.5 years of observation. The study was published on Sept. 2, 2015 in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

2017-03-24T12:47:33+00:00