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Rates of newly diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the rise among children, teens

PASADENA, Calif.  — Men who used testosterone replacement therapy to treat symptoms of androgen deficiency had a 33 percent lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and stroke compared to those who did not receive any hormone therapy. The findings from the Kaiser Permanente study were published in JAMA Internal Medicine today. Androgen deficiency ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Children who were exposed to complications shortly before or during birth, including birth asphyxia and preeclampsia, were more likely to develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the American Journal of Perinatology. For this retrospective study, researchers examined the electronic health records of 594,638 children born ...

Kaiser Permanente Southern California will participate in a study of risks associated with opioid use to learn why some people are more susceptible than others to being harmed by such drugs.

 

PASADENA, Calif. —Medicare Advantage patients who had tailored post-hospital visits with primary care clinicians, known as POSH visits, were less likely to experience hospital readmission than those who did not have an outpatient visit, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. Tailored POSH visits are scheduled for the patient while he or ...

The Department of Research & Evaluation’s 2015 Annual Report details, through stories and statistics, how the connections between research and clinical practice result in smarter medicine at Kaiser Permanente. “Our research studies span the full spectrum of care, from prevention to treatment and beyond,” wrote Senior Director of Research Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, in the ...

Thanks to their bacteria-fighting abilities, antibiotics have been important in combating serious diseases such as tuberculosis, as well as more common conditions such as ear infections. However, as useful and effective as antibiotics are, taking them when they are not necessary can be harmful. The problem often can be traced to patients who think antibiotics ...