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Kaiser Permanente today announced that it has joined with Washington STEM to support solutions that lead to opportunities for those students most underserved and underrepresented in STEM fields.

GIG HARBOR, Wash.— Patients will soon have more choices for convenient, connected care as Kaiser Permanente today revealed the upcoming opening of its newest location. The Kaiser Permanente Gig Harbor...

Sleep may be the single most effective thing you can do for your brain and body.

We spoke with Diana L. Miglioretti, PhD, senior investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; and Dean’s Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine...

SEATTLE — Adults with severe obesity had greater initial and sustained weight loss with gastric bypass surgery than either sleeve gastrectomy or adjustable gastric banding, according to a new published...

We spoke with David E. Arterburn, MD, MPH, senior investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; internal medicine physician, Washington Permanente Medical Group; and affiliate professor, University of Washington Department...

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...