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Opioids: Encouraging trends and new challengesKaiser Permanente Washington led in reducing opioids. We’re seeing benefits, but more work is needed, writes Dr. Michael Von Korff.
chronic pain, opioids, complementary and alternative medicine
Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer heart attacks and deathsDeath and heart complications were 40 percent less common in people with obesity and diabetes when they had bariatric surgery
Medical imaging rates keep rising despite push to reduce themPotential harms should be considered before scanning, conclude UC and Kaiser Permanente researchers.
The ACT study: Looking toward the futureAt 25 years, the Adult Changes in Thought study is committed to science, collaboration, and jokes, writes Erin Bowles.
Implementation scientists to meet in Seattle Sept. 12-14The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration’s 5th Biennial Conference will explore the intersection of research, policy, and practice.
Accountable Communities of Health have made stridesWith a new multi-sector collaboration model, Erin Hertel led CCHE’s evaluation showing ACHs can help make a Healthier Washington.
social determinants of health, accountable communities, Healthy Washington
The House of God at 40We can still learn from a 1970s novel based on real-life doctors, Dr. Eric B. Larson writes, recalling his internship time with them.
