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Medication in pregnancy: Better data for healthier kidsResearchers need much bigger data sets to find outcomes that matter, Dr. Sascha Dublin and colleagues write in Pediatrics.
medications, pregnancy, antidepressant
2020-07-06
No going back: We must rise up now to end structural racismDr. Rita Mangione-Smith shares 6 changes our research institute can make to address racism as a public health crisis.
social determinants of health, disparities, racism
2020-07-02
We decreased people’s sedentary time—by an hour a dayChanging behavior isn’t easy, but Dr. Dori Rosenberg helped older people to stand and walk more.
aging, obesity, sedentary behavior
2020-06-29
Seattle team to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s disease$40.5M NIH-funded project aims to pinpoint cells at root of brain disease—and new therapeutic targets.
dementia, brain, Alzheimer's disease
2020-06-25
What defines outstanding primary care leadership?11 features of effective leadership at primary care practices—From the MacColl Center’s LEAP project.
learning health system, primary care, MacColl Center, leadership
2020-06-15
5 questions with an influenza and COVID-19 epidemiologistDr. Mike Jackson has long studied the spread of flu and effectiveness of vaccination at Kaiser Permanente Washington. And now… of COVID-19 too.
flu, COVID-19, epidemiologist, vaccines
2020-06-01
For virtual care, the future is now: Telemedicine transforms health systemsKatie Coleman describes how the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new normal at Kaiser Permanente Washington and how research is vital to making it thrive.
telehealth, virtualcare, telemedicine, digitalhealth, connectedcare
2020-06-01
