Top Quality Cardiac Care for Complex Cases
In the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” 2016 report, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center was, for the second year in a row, named among the Top 50 in the nation for the specialty of “cardiac care and heart surgery.”
TPMG Adopts Recommended Preventive Procedure for Ovarian Cancer
A surgical procedure recommended to reduce the future risk of ovarian cancer has been successfully implemented throughout Kaiser Permanente in Northern California without a change in surgical outcomes.
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.
A Better Way to Predict Diabetes
An international team of researchers has discovered a new way to predict which women with gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes after delivery.
With Kaiser Permanente at His Side, Firefighter Beats Throat Cancer
Seriously ill people almost always seek a second opinion — or maybe a third. But when firefighter Chris Gauer was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer of the vocal cords at Kaiser Permanente, his own physician ultimately sought out 60 additional opinions on his case.
When It Comes to Cardiac Care, ‘Quick’ Counts
Kaiser Permanente patient Larry Broussard (pictured) is back in the swing of things — thanks to a fast diagnosis and surgery within days. TPMG’s cardiac care professionals provide high-quality, lifesaving care quickly, whenever it’s needed.