Likelihood of beginning treatment is especially low among ethnic and racial minorities and the elderly PORTLAND, Ore. February 7, 2018 — Despite the wide availability of effective treatments for depression and a growing effort nationwide to detect and begin treating depression during primary care visits, only about one-third of individuals newly diagnosed with depression start […]
Joint study by Kaiser Permanente and University of Washington finds patients with chronic kidney disease who receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators experience few benefits OAKLAND, Calif. February 5, 2018 — In a study of nearly 6,000 community-based patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure, the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators was associated with a significantly […]
Large Kaiser Permanente genome study reveals record number of DNA loci linked with eye pressure February 1, 2018 – Analysis of DNA from nearly 70,000 Kaiser Permanente diverse patients in Northern California uncovered 47 specific positions, or loci, in the genome that are associated with variations in pressure inside the eye. The findings, which could […]