Physicians develop program to better control patient blood sugars
After COVID-19 hit in 2020, some physicians within Kaiser Permanente grew concerned that their patients with diabetes weren’t achieving healthy blood sugar control. Even when they came into the office for a visit, follow-up for getting labs to check on their hemoglobin A1c— a blood test that measures ...
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Young cancer survivors face higher risk of chronic conditions
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors face significantly higher risks of developing chronic medical conditions compared to their peers without cancer, a new study showed. The findings were published ...
Five questions for Dr. Sujatha Murali
Sujatha Murali, MD, MS is a hematologist and medical oncologist in San Diego and currently serves as the Southern California Breast Cancer Lead and Principal Investigator for breast cancer clinical ...
Opioid tapering and risk of overdose
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued opioid prescribing guidelines in 2016, the national opioid dispensing rates steadily declined. However, while reducing opioid prescriptions ...
Five questions for Dr. Talar Habeshian
September 8, 2025Talar Habeshian, PhD, MPH, was appointed as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Division of Epidemiologic Research at the Department of Research & Evaluation in August. She will focus on cancer research initiatives. Prior to her postdoctoral appointment, Dr. Habeshian worked as a research associate in the Division of Health Services Research & Implementation Science for ...Read more...COVID-19 vaccination not linked to tinnitus
August 12, 2025New Kaiser Permanente research shows that the COVID-19 vaccine does not increase the risk of developing tinnitus, which is a ringing in the ears. “Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, some people complained about hearing some sound after being vaccinated, but it wasn’t actually an external sound, it was tinnitus, which is the perception of sound ...Read more...Fewer breast cancer patients received imaging follow-up after COVID-19 hit
August 12, 2025A new Kaiser Permanente study showed that fewer breast cancer survivors received recommended annual breast cancer imaging in the time after the COVID-19 pandemic period compared to before the pandemic. The study was published in JAMA Oncology in July 2025. Little has been known previously about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on post-treatment surveillance for ...Read more...Finding factors that could help patients achieve remission from Type 2 diabetes
August 12, 2025A diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes typically means a future of blood sugar monitoring and glucose-lowering medications. But interest is growing in identifying which people with diabetes might be able to stop taking their medications and control their disease with diet and exercise alone. A new Kaiser Permanente study, published in Diabetes Care, sheds light ...Read more...Five questions for Dr. Taynara Formagini
July 24, 2025A behavioral and public health scientist, Taynara Formagini, PhD, MSc, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Research & Evaluation. Her work focuses on preventing cardiovascular and chronic diseases among racial and ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations through a combination of intervention research and epidemiology. What inspired you to pursue research? I’m a first-generation ...Read more...Comorbidities could increase risk of other cancers for breast cancer survivors
July 24, 2025Kaiser Permanente research found that breast cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing other cancers if they have other preexisting health conditions, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. “Preexisting health conditions are common in people diagnosed with cancer and what we’ve learned with this study is that comorbidities — experiencing multiple illnesses or disorders ...Read more...Five questions for Dr. Maheen Humayun
July 24, 2025Maheen Humayun, PhD, MPH, is an infectious disease epidemiologist and postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Research & Evaluation. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Humayun worked as an HIV Cluster Detection and Response Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In that role, she analyzed national HIV surveillance data to detect rapid ...Read more...Opioid use associated with increased risk of mortality for breast cancer survivors
July 24, 2025About 16% of breast cancer survivors continued to use opioid pain medications after their cancer treatment was complete, a new Kaiser Permanente study showed. The study also found that risk of death was 84% higher among these survivors who continued to use opioids. The study was published in June 2025 in JNCI Cancer Spectrum. “The most important ...Read more...Tailored outreach may be needed for some young cancer survivors
July 1, 2025Growing numbers of patients are diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 15 and 39. These younger cancer patients can have complex health needs after their cancer treatment and should receive health care that includes screening for new cancers, addresses potential issues related to their treatment, and emphasizes general preventive care. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente Southern ...Read more...Researchers study young cancer survivors and their opioid use.
June 16, 2025Young cancer survivors were more likely to be on long-term opioid therapy when compared to their counterparts without cancer. But among those on long-term opioid therapy, young cancer survivors were less likely to develop opioid use disorder than their peers without cancer, according to Kaiser Permanente research. The study was published in Cancer in May 2025. “We ...Read more...