Research in the News

KP Northern California study finds women who reported drinking 8 or more alcoholic beverages a week were more likely to develop coronary artery disease.

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.

Kaiser Permanente analysis finds increased likelihood among people who had not been diagnosed with depression or anxiety before pregnancy.

Notifications about patients at risk for HIV increased referrals for preventive medication by primary care physicians who regularly see people with HIV.

KP Northern California will play leading role in national study to identify impact of new multi-cancer detection tests.

Counties with a large number of adults who report not exercising in their free time had higher rates of death from cardiovascular disease, reported researchers from KP Northern California and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California study finds clinical breast exam was the method least likely to identify second cancers.

Kaiser Permanente study finds new online tool helps oncologists initiate and document conversations about goals of care.

Kaiser Permanente study finds more patients get smoking cessation therapy if doctor receives an electronic reminder

The annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, held earlier this month in Philadelphia, brought together more than 15,000 research scientists, physicians, and cardiology professionals.