Delivery science bloomed under Division of Research Director Tracy Lieu, MD
Dr. Lieu steps down as DOR director after 12 transformative years to return to health services research.
Antiviral medications that treat Hepatitis C improve long-term outcomes
KP Northern California study identifies cured patients who may not need semi-annual surveillance for liver cancer.
Long-term ultrasound testing may not be needed for older women with stable ovarian cysts
Low risk of ovarian cancer seen in KP Northern California study offers reassurance to patients and physicians.
ED physicians moving away from lumbar puncture for headache evaluation
A new Kaiser Permanente study illuminates a shift to use of CT cerebral angiography in emergency departments to evaluate and diagnose sudden, severe headaches.
Patients With sarcopenia at higher risk of surgical complications
CT scans that are part of surgical planning can also be used to assess frailty and identify high-risk patients, according to a KP Northern California study.
Algorithm can label messages to physicians to streamline review process
Desktop Medicine team gets AI assist in handling millions of patient messages, resolving a third before they get to doctors’ inboxes.
Modest drinking tied to increased heart disease risk, especially in women
KP Northern California study finds women who reported drinking 8 or more alcoholic beverages a week were more likely to develop coronary artery disease.
Detecting congenital heart disease With fewer fetal echocardiograms
KP Northern California study highlights success of a clinical pathway that refers only patients whose ultrasound shows a fetal cardiac abnormality for a fetal echocardiogram.
Childhood adversity and low resilience may increase odds of depression, anxiety in pregnancy
Kaiser Permanente analysis finds increased likelihood among people who had not been diagnosed with depression or anxiety before pregnancy.
Decision support trial reflects challenges of expanding HIV prevention
Notifications about patients at risk for HIV increased referrals for preventive medication by primary care physicians who regularly see people with HIV.