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Diana S. M. Buist, PhD, is Senior Investigator and Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute,  an Affiliate Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology...

People who were severely obese and had diabetes had 40 percent fewer heart attacks and strokes — and 67 percent fewer deaths — within 5 years after weight-loss surgery versus usual care, in large, long-term study.

Severe obesity affects 4 to 6 million U.S. adolescents. Kaiser Permanente researchers are exploring solutions to this major problem. Two of them — David Arterburn, MD, MPH, and Karen J....

SEATTLE — Kaiser Permanente will expand its number of medical centers to 30 by adding 5 new medical centers over the next 18 months, further expanding patients’ access to their...

Large, long-term study finds patients develop half as much nerve, kidney and eye disease after bariatric surgery.

Who stands to benefit most from medical advances? What are the best opportunities for researching racial/ethnic disparities in care? How can health systems stop doing low-value care? These are just...

We asked these five questions of Greg Simon, MD, MPH, psychiatrist, Kaiser Permanente Washington and a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. What got you interested in...

SEATTLE — Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days following either mental health specialty or primary care...

Each year, National Nurses Week provides an opportunity for me to reflect on the significance of our nurses here at Kaiser Permanente and around the nation. Nurses display heroism day...