HIV & AIDS
People with HIV are at increased risk for heart failure
People with HIV are at higher risk of developing heart failure than people without HIV, a new study found.
Dec 13, 2021
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Vaccination
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effective 5 months after 2nd dose
Kaiser Permanente research in Southern California has confirmed high Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness up to five months after the second dose. Effectiveness was 87% against COVID-19 infection, 96% against COVID-19 hospitalization, ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Health
Similar follow-up after telehealth and office visits: study
Patients who made appointments to see their primary care doctors by video or over the phone did not seek substantially more follow-up care overall than those who had traditional in-person visits, according to Kaiser Permanente ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Health
Exercise linked to better mental health, research shows
Kaiser Permanente research published on November 11 in Preventive Medicine showed people who exercised more during the initial lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced less anxiety and depression than those who ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Vaccination
Mortality study reinforces safety of COVID-19 vaccinations
COVID-19 vaccine recipients had lower non-COVID-19 death rates than people who weren't vaccinated, according to Kaiser Permanente research published October 22 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Health
Cannabis use by pregnant women increased during pandemic
A Kaiser Permanente analysis of more than 100,000 pregnancies in Northern California finds a 25% increase in the rate of cannabis use early in pregnancy after the pandemic began in spring 2020.
Sep 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternative to using race in kidney function test found
Researchers have identified an approach to remove race from equations used to estimate a person's kidney function. These equations have been criticized for potentially perpetuating racial health disparities. The findings, ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Vaccination
No serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: study
Federal and Kaiser Permanente researchers combing the health records of 6.2 million patients found no serious health effects that could be linked to the 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
Sep 3, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Young children gained weight during the pandemic
A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 200,000 children showed that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those between 5 and 11 years old. The study was published in the Journal of the American ...
Aug 27, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
HIV prevention treatment shows gaps among key populations
A large, detailed look at patients taking HIV-prevention drug therapy finds strong adherence soon after patients get the prescription, but less consistent use thereafter, particularly among groups considered high priority ...
Aug 26, 2021
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