Five questions for … Dr. Navdeep Sangha
Navdeep S. Sangha, MD, is a vascular neurologist and co-assistant chief of Neurology at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. He is the director of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Regional Stroke Program and the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Telestroke Program. He joined ...
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Clinical trials nurse brings skill and compassion to patients in San Diego
*Final in a series highlighting research nurses during Nurses Week 2025* Michael Fechter, LVN, was an emergency medical technician, working to become a paramedic and firefighter. On one emergency call, ...
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*Third in a series highlighting research nurses during Nurses Week 2025* Noli Raz, RN, works at the Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center with the CCTAP (Cancer Clinical Trials Access Program) team. ...
Some racial/ethnic groups have greater chance of developing high blood pressure regardless of weight or where they live
February 12, 2018PASADENA, Calif. — People who are African-American, American Indian/native Alaskan, Asian, or native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders have a significantly greater chance of developing hypertension than people who are white or Hispanic who are in the same weight category or live in neighborhoods with similar education levels. The Kaiser Permanente study, which included more than ...Read more...Research shows importance of second pediatric blood pressure screening
January 12, 2018PASADENA, Calif. — Nearly one-quarter of children and teens who had their blood pressure screened at a primary care appointment showed a reading in the hypertensive range, but less than half of those readings could be confirmed after the blood pressure was repeated, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study released today in The Journal ...Read more...