Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Interns and postdocs contribute knowledge and energy to research
In this edition, we celebrate our Department of Research & Evaluation interns and our postdocs. These interns and post doctoral fellows are the next generation of scientists and scientific staff who will be crucial to the future of health research and health. You can learn more about our postdocs including what led them to where they are now, in Q&As posted in the R&E News and Features section. Our interns come to us earlier in their careers than postdocs, and many have made their careers at Kaiser Permanente. Find out about our internship program’s beginning nearly a decade ago, and how it has contributed to research at Kaiser Permanente.
R&E News and Features
Five questions for … Dr. Titilola Labisi
Driven by an intense intellectual curiosity and strong passion for community service, Dr. Titilola Labisi attended college to become a microbiologist and understand the fundamentals of living things. Her research has now evolved to focus to health disparities.
Five questions for … Dr. Emily Rayens
Understanding human disease has always been Dr. Emily Rayens’ primary interest, although her research experiences have progressively moved in the direction of patient-centered research.
Five questions for … Dr. Nehaa Khadka
Dr. Nehaa Khadka’s research journey started as a UC Berkeley student volunteer on a global health project that provided early childhood nutrition and oral health education toolkits for nonprofits in Mumbai, India, and Sindhupalchowk, Nepal.
Research helps determine what isn’t really helping
A recently published study showed that routine car seat breathing tests that preemies routinely receive before leaving the hospital didn’t really help the babies.
Kaiser Permanente colon cancer patients fare better
Kaiser Permanente Southern California members with colon cancer had a lower risk of premature death compared to insured patients diagnosed in other hospitals in Southern California, according to a recently published study.
In the News
One PrEP regimen linked to higher risk of hypertension, statin use over another
MedPageTodaySeptember 11, 2023Extreme heat exposure during pregnancy can raise risk of severe delivery complications, new study finds
PBS NewshourSeptember 10, 2023The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Paxlovid is still underutilized. That must change.
The Washington PostAugust 3, 2023Clinical risk scores may help facilitate empiric antibiotic treatment for cUTI
Clinical AdvisorJuly 30, 2023Vaginal estrogen eases recurrent urinary tract infection in hypoestrogenic women
Renal & Urology NewsJuly 17, 2023Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir in COVID-19 hospitalizations & mortality
Physician's WeeklyJuly 17, 2023Three-dose COVID-19 mRNA-1273 vaccine recommended for immunocompromised
Neurology AdvisorJune 28, 2023
Five questions...
for Dr. Rudy Patrick
Dr. Rudy Patrick, an epidemiologist with research expertise in HIV epidemiology, is the fourth Epidemic Intelligence Service officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to work at the Department of Research & Evaluation.