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.
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.
People with type 1 diabetes may face a greater risk of developing thinking and memory problems as they age compared to the general population, new research suggests.
Overweight patients with ovarian cancer are often given less chemotherapy per pound of body weight in order to reduce the toxic side effects associated with higher doses. This may lower their chances of survival according to new research.
100,000 members of Kaiser Permanente anonymously share DNA and medical records with researchers. Data is being analyzed by the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging (GERA). This interview and three papers explain the genotyping research to date.
Patients who were treated with a statin in the hospital after suffering from a stroke were significantly more likely to survive than those who were not, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.
More women are finding out they have small ovarian tumors because of an increased use of medical imaging. But a new Kaiser Permanente study has found very few of those masses turn out to be cancerous, suggesting that some surgeries to remove tumors may be unnecessary.
The National Cancer Institute awarded $7.3 million to Kaiser Permanente to expand its oncology clinical trials program and conduct new research on cancer care delivery.
A 15-year study found that HIV-positive individuals had a 40 percent increased risk of stroke. However, patients with CD4 cell counts of 500 or more had no excess risk compared with HIV-negative individuals. Our results suggest that maintenance of immune function may protect against stroke.
Research found that older patients with diabetes are more likely than younger patients to have bouts of low blood sugar because of altered kidney function, multiple medical conditions and compromised functioning. More attention must be paid to these patients.
