Impact Archives
Sept 2024
September 25, 2024
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Best flu protection for seniors?
- No increased risk associated with flu vaccines given in successive pregnancies
- Gay men may be aging faster
- Beta blockers not all the same for patients with heart failure and CKD
IMPACT August 2024
August 15, 2024
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Soda tax may impact children’s weight
- Program helping patients lower cholesterol nets international award
- Recognition goes to research showing exercise can reduce COVID outcomes
- Reduced death rates from colorectal cancer with FIT screening
- Eating raw vegetables may improve bladder cancer outcomes
IMPACT Annual Report
July 2, 2024
Articles include:- Focus Feature: 60 years of transforming care
- Welcome to our 60th anniversary of research
- In the 1950s and 1960s, research was labor of love
- Research became more formalized in the 1970s and 1980s
- Research & Evaluation aspirations of growth began in the 1990s
- Researchers began to tap into robust data systems in the 2000s
- With the 2010s, came an emphasis on transforming care
- Research draws global attention in the 2020s
IMPACT May 2024
May 29, 2024
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Investigating the barriers to saving lives through colonoscopies
- Study sheds light on needs of young people who survive cancer
- Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes over time
- Pfizer COVID bivalent booster protects well against hospitalization
Impact February 2024
February 7, 2024
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Man who once dreamed of being a wildlife biologist nabs physician researcher award
- Kaiser Permanente Southern California to lead CDC-funded center to improve outbreak and disease prediction
- Diabetes increased among kids during pandemic
IMPACT September 2023
September 18, 2023
Articles include:- Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week
- Five questions for … Dr. Titilola Labisi
- Five questions for … Dr. Emily Rayens
- Five questions for … Dr. Nehaa Khadka
- Research helps determine what isn’t really helping
- Kaiser Permanente colon cancer patients fare better
Annual Report edition
August 1, 2023
Articles include:- Unveiling the impact: R&E's 2022 Annual Report
- Serving others by joining a cancer clinical trial
- The rise of in-home cardiac rehabilitation
- Cancer research focuses on patients’ total health
- The COVID-19 aftermath: Researchers and physicians seek answers
- Uncovering links between air pollution and COVID-19
- Increasing vaccine equity in Southern California
- Responding to a community outbreak through expanded access
- Research committed to firearm injury prevention
- Understanding racial disparities and outcomes in bariatric surgery
Impact March 2023
March 30, 2023
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Rallying to achieve vaccine equity
- Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension
- Paxlovid associated with lower risk of hospital admission
- Atrial fibrillation may increase risk for dementia
- KPSC chosen for initiative aimed at improving patient outcomes
- 2022 SCPMG Physician Researcher of the Year named
IMPACT January 2023
January 25, 2023
Articles include:- Focus Feature:
- Immunocompromised people not getting recommended COVID shots
- Original COVID-19 vaccine booster effect wanes against BA.4 and BA.5
IMPACT December 2022
December 16, 2022
Articles include:- Focus Feature: More exercise linked to less-severe COVID-19 outcomes across subgroups
- Prescription guidelines help decrease opioid use
- Smoking increases risk of bladder cancer recurrence
November 2022 survey
November 16, 2022
Articles include:- Your feedback can make IMPACT better
- Look for more stories about research in our next IMPACT!
October 2022 IMPACT
October 24, 2022
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Study links youth firearm injuries to certain risk factors
- Chronic metabolic conditions affect metastatic breast cancer survival rates
- Exposure to air pollution worsens COVID-19 outcomes, even among the fully vaccinated
- IMPACT newsletter survey
- We have job openings
September 2022 IMPACT
September 22, 2022
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Antidepressants linked to lower risk of prostate cancer recurrence
- Fewer hospitalizations for home-based cardiac rehabilitation patients
- Increased health care use among patients after COVID-19
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Sarah Carter
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Lewei Duan
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Ana Florea
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Jennifer Ku
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Nana Mensah
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Amrita Mukherjee
- Meet post-doctoral fellow Dr. Ado Rivera
IMPACT: 2021 Annual Report edition
September 1, 2022
Articles include:- Focus Feature: 2021 Annual Report
- Patients are pivotal in COVID-19 vaccine research
- R&E answers key vaccine safety and effectiveness questions
- Researchers create text-based platform to monitor vaccine side effects
- Exceptional collaboration tracks emerging variants in real time
- Beyond the virus: Health impacts of the pandemic
- Physician trailblazers seek answers to improve their patients’ health
August 10 IMPACT
August 10, 2022
Articles include:- Child abuse emergency department visits increased during pandemic lockdown
- Public policy can improve pandemic masking adherence
- COVID-19 boosters shown to be effective for adolescents
June 2022 Impact
June 30, 2022
Articles include:- Focus Feature: COVID-related hospitalizations are rare after Paxlovid treatment
- Down syndrome linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19
- New approach reduces colon cancer deaths
- Omicron variant infections less severe than delta
- Dr. Anny Xiang honored with prestigious award
May 2022 IMPACT
Articles include:- Focus Feature: COVID-19 vaccine protection and the immunocompromised
- Cancer clinical trials at Kaiser Permanente
- Heart attacks increased in days after 2020 election
IMPACT March 2022
March 29, 2022
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Shoulder pain rare after vaccination
- A review of our 2021 research
- 3 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine highly effective against hospitalization from omicron or delta
- Vaccine study looks to prevent E. coli sepsis
- 3 doses of Pfizer–BioNTech COVID vaccine better than 2
Feb. 2, 2022 IMPACT
February 2, 2022
Articles include:- Hospitalized or not, COVID-19 patients put high demands on health system
- Depression screening improves care for patients with cancer
- Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of COVID-19
December 2021 IMPACT
December 20, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effective against virus variants
- Heart attack patients may have delayed care over COVID-19 concerns
- New Virtual Research Office enables physician research
- People with HIV are at increased risk for heart failure
- Higher risk of dementia for older adults living with HIV
November 2021 IMPACT
November 11, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Exercise during pandemic linked to better mental health
- Study finds no increased risk of death among COVID-19 vaccine recipients
- Kaiser Permanente members invited to join flu vaccine study
- Kaiser Permanente study to assess COVID-19 antibodies in employees, physicians
October IMPACT
October 20, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Sleep medications increase risk of fractures in breast cancer survivors
- COVID-19 delta variant associated with increased risk of severe disease
- COVID-19 severity associated with air pollution from non-freeway traffic
September 2021 IMPACT
September 16, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Young children gained weight during the pandemic
- Infant lung disease rates drop dramatically over 10-year effort
- Vulnerable populations sought virtual care during pandemic
- Bariatric surgery associated with better health for mothers
IMPACT SPECIAL EDITION: Illuminating the path through the pandemic, our 2020 Annual Report
August 27, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature:
- Determining who is most at risk from COVID-19
- Clinical trials bring hope during global pandemic
- Searching for evidence to guide COVID-19 care
- Scientists research masking adherence with communities across the country
- Clinical trials are driving a revolution in stroke care
- CDC disease detectives build bridges to national COVID-19 response
Impact August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: New protocol allows teen to go home same day as chest surgery
- COVID-19 vaccine trials for children are underway
- Risk of severe COVID-19 higher for patients who recently needed asthma care
- Where you live may affect your long-term survival after heart attack
- Risk of blood clots more than 3-fold higher in hospitalized adults with COVID-19
IMPACT June 30 2021
June 30, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center joins COVID-19 vaccine trial for children
- Rates of heart failure deaths lower at Kaiser Permanente Southern California than U.S.
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center to study experimental stroke drug
- Marking an extraordinary year of clinical trials research
- Kaiser Permanente members have higher survival rate after cancer diagnosis
IMPACT: May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: COVID-19 outcomes are more severe for people of color
- Celebrating our extraordinary nurses
- New Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect Monitoring System launches
- Physical activity may reduce risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes
- Child vaccination rates recovering since pandemic’s early days
- Most patients’ end-of-life care wishes are met
IMPACT March 31 2021
March 31, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: KPSC teams with Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech to assess real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
- Pneumonia vaccine may affect course of COVID-19
- Residents lead advances in understanding of “broken heart” syndrome
- Diabetic eye damage reflects future cardiovascular risks
- New CIRT research projects aim to improve care
IMPACT March 2021
March 3, 2021
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Scientists and physicians continue to research COVID-19 risks and outcomes
- Self-order option boosts colorectal cancer screening rates
- Researchers examine association of preterm birth and chemicals in flame-retardant fabrics
- Chest pain risk assessment may reduce treatment disparities
IMPACT Dec 2020
December 3, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature: New tool helps predict outcomes for COVID-19
- Progression of children’s myopia may be influenced by race and ethnicity
- People on dialysis have higher risk from COVID-19
- Seeking early detection for pancreatic cancer
- Kaiser Permanente San Diego enrolling patients in monoclonal antibody trial
IMPACT November 2020
November 2, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature: 2016 Presidential election associated with uptick in heart attacks
- Scientists and physicians conduct research to improve COVID-19 testing and treatment
- Value of quick noninvasive follow-up tests for chest pain patients questioned
- Applying epidemiology to change care delivery and improve health
Impact News October 2020
October 13, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature: People invited to be observers in mask adherence study
- Insomnia in breast cancer survivors correlated with depression
- Increasing physical activity, and health, through policy change
IMPACT Sept 2020
September 3, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature: Physicians can influence people to try to lose weight
- Obesity increases risk of death from COVID-19, particularly for men and younger people
- Atypical femur fractures rise with longer bisphosphonate use
- Improving care through research
- Kaiser Permanente joins late-stage COVID-19 vaccine study
IMPACT July 2020
July 6, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature:
- EIS officer makes a difference here and abroad
- 2019 R&E Annual Report now available
- Screening cancer patients for distress (Story from the Annual Report)
- Patient advisors revolutionize research (Story from the Annual Report)
- Oncologists as clinical trials investigators (Story from the Annual Report)
- Living longer and better after cancer
IMPACT May 2020
May 21, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature
- Video: Clinical trials
- Stroke program integrates clinical trials
- English and non-English speakers get equal treatment in emergency departments
- Declines in heart attacks greater among men than women
IMPACT newsletter January 2020
January 30, 2020
Articles include:- Focus Feature:
- New research sheds light on shingles
- Meet our new clinician investigators
- Dr. Brian Lim named Physician Researcher of the Year
- New Cancer Clinical Trials office opens
Impact Newsletter October 2019
October 8, 2019
Articles include:- Focus Feature:
- Online physician ratings may not be accurate
- Dr. Steven Jacobsen named ACE president-elect
- National ACE conference draws health researchers to Pasadena
Impact Newsletter August 2019
August 15, 2019
Articles include:- Focus Feature:
- Clinician Investigator seeks to identify early-stage pancreatic cancer
- Mom's diabetes could influence child's risk of autism or ADHD
- RSV infection can be deadlier than flu in adults