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

Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans in California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, Washington state and Washington, D.C.

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...

Matt Handley, MD, is senior associate medical director for Quality and Safety at the Washington Permanente Medical Group, which provides exclusive care to Kaiser Permanente patients in Washington state. He...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, is investing $2 million in research to prevent gun injuries and death. This initial research funding demonstrates Kaiser Permanente’s...