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Overweight Colorectal Cancer Patients Have Higher Survival Rate
Overweight colorectal cancer patients were 55 percent less likely to die from their cancer than normal-weight patients who have the disease, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Oncology.
Life Expectancy for People with HIV Continues to Improve
HIV used to be a death sentence. Now, thanks to combination antiretroviral therapy, those that have it are likely get other diseases.
Kaiser Permanente’s Autism Biobank Aims to Help Research
So far, 1,200 families are helping Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Division of Research build the Autism Family Biobank to study risk factors and manifestations of autism. Families can sign up at autismfamilybiobank.kp.org or call 866-279-0733.
Study Adds PCBs to List of Chemicals Linked to Autism
Researchers are exploring associations between environmental contaminants and autism, which affects 1 in 68 children in the U.S.
UCSF and Kaiser Permanente to Study Benefits and Harms of New and Older Blood-Thinning Drugs
UCSF and TPMG’s Division of Research received major funds for a study comparing the effectiveness of blood-thinning medications that prevent clots in the veins and lungs.
Heart Attacks Continue 15-Year Decline in Region
There was a 40 percent reduction in all types of heart attacks across Kaiser Permanente in Northern California from the peak in 2000 through 2014, the most recently studied year.
Ethnicity Influences Decisions About Prostate Cancer Treatment According to a New Study
A new study of more than 2,200 patients with low risk prostate cancer in an ethnically and economically diverse population revealed that ethnicity influences the decision to switch from observation only to active treatment.
Dementia’s Impact by Ethnicity to be Studied In California
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research will partner with the University of California, Davis, Alzheimer's Disease Center to undertake state-of-the-art brain imaging and cognitive testing of study participants, with funding from the National Institute on Aging.
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.