Permanente Medicine in Action
Highlighting TPMG’s innovative specialty care, featuring renowned TPMG physicians, advanced technology, and compassionate patient care.
Walks, Not Pills: Clinic Gives Hope to Patients with Chronic Pain
Drs. Sameer Awsare, and Benjamin Mandac, KP Santa Clara, discuss their pilot program that helps ween patients from addictive opioid medications and provides classes and other tools for coping with the pain of withdrawal.
Kaiser Permanente Study Shows New Program Cuts Stroke Treatment Time in Half
Drs. Vivek Rao, MD, Sunil Bhopale, MD, and Alexander Flint, MD describe how diagnosis and treatment times are cut in half by Kaiser’s “Stroke EXPRESS” carts, leading to greater outcomes for stroke victims.
Got Breast Milk? Take it to the Bank
Michele Evans, MD, a pediatrician at KP Roseville, spreads the word on the benefits of breastfeeding, while Mothers Milk Bank begins their milk drive helping neonatal medical teams in California save infant lives.
Drivers for Survivors Free Ride Service for Cancer Patients Also Provides Companionship
Sundeep Nayak, MD, a radiologist at KP San Leandro, is quoted in an article about our partnership with Drivers for Survivors that provides free transportation and companionship for cancer patients.
Woof. Dog Owners Live Longer, Study Shows
Valerie Kwai Ben, MD, a cardiologist at KP San Jose, expands on the many health benefits of dog ownership, explaining why owning a dog can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.
Leader in Hypertension Control: Making it Convenient for Patients is Key
Joseph Young, MD, TPMG’s clinical hypertension lead, explains new guidelines that will impact treatment of hypertension.
Sacramento County sees big drop in percentage of black infants dying in their sleep
Ethan Cutts, MD, a pediatrician at KP Rancho Cordova, helped create a system to eliminate preventable deaths for African American children and youth in Sacramento County.
A coordinated Transgender Person Care Pathway
TPMG physicians have established excellent care for transgender and gender non-conforming patients throughout Northern California, and join forces with colleagues throughout Kaiser Permanente to ensure the total health of patients.
Meeting Every Need at Huntington’s Disease Clinics
Suketu Khandhar, MD discusses Kaiser's extensive multidisciplinary Huntington’s Disease clinic, recognized by the Huntington’s Disease Association of America, and the integrated approach among a multitude of providers to improve the patient's condition.