News and Events

  •  Is medical use of cannabis as risky as nonmedical use?

    Is medical use of cannabis as risky as nonmedical use?

    New findings indicate medical cannabis use is associated with a lower risk of moderate to severe cannabis use disorder.

  • Resistant E. coli rises despite drop in ciprofloxacin use

    Resistant E. coli rises despite drop in ciprofloxacin use

    Community circulation of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli increased after 6-year reduction in antibiotic prescriptions

  • Digital tool could help people change smoking habits

    Digital tool could help people change smoking habits

    A mobile application designed to engage smokers who are ambivalent about quitting shows promising results.


Research

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Digital tool could help people change smoking habits

A mobile application designed to engage smokers who are ambivalent about quitting shows promising results.

Healthy Findings Blog

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Meet KPWHRI’s collaborative scientists

The division contributes to research across the institute with methodological and subject matter expertise.

Healthy findings blog

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Patient partners: A missing ingredient at conferences?

Starette Canada, a patient partner, shares her experience at a recent conference and highlights gaps in patient engagement.

New findings

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Better tools for assessing substance use disorder

A simple checklist developed at KPWHRI does well at measuring symptoms of substance use disorder.

Research

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Latino families inform training for caregivers of people with dementia

Maggie Ramirez, PhD, and Robert Penfold, PhD, culturally adapt an online program.

KPWHRI In The Media

Finding clues to dementia and Alzheimer’s

Tracking King County seniors (and their brains) for clues to dementia and Alzheimer’s

Seattle Times, April 14, 2023


For the Media

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Media contact

Amelia Apfel
Amelia.X.Apfel@kp.org
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