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Vaccines
COVID-19 variant vaccine trial begins at KPWHRI
An investigational vaccine by Moderna is being tested for safety and immune response in Seattle and 3 other cities.
Healthy findings blog
Mentoring and funding support researcher diversity
Kayne Mettert reflects on lived experience — and his drive to reduce stigma around mental health disorders.
Video
Bringing community to the table
KPWHRI research partner Neely Williams shares her views on hesitancy in health research in the Black community.
Research
Built environment plays little role in weight gain
New research suggests fast food and other aspects of built environments don’t affect weight, contrary to earlier findings.
New funding
Grant of over $55M to boost Alzheimer’s, dementia study
Kaiser Permanente Washington will co-lead an expanded ACT Program to better understand the aging brain.
KPWHRI In the Media
Dan Cherkin, PhD, discusses a more patient-centered approach for treating pain
Closing the gap in health care benefits for chronic pain
Harvard Business Review, May 11, 2021
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Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.