Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal

Join us online Wed. 3/11 @ 1 pm ET to see Dr. Alicia Peterson of @KPDOR present our next free, public #ECHODiscovery webinar on the effects of prenatal and early life #PFAS exposure on #childhealth outcomes: duke.is/b/sfgu

Join the next @umnclhss seminar featuring Dr. Aaron Tierney, a staff scientist at @KPDOR! Title: "The Impact of Ambient AI Scribe Implementation in a Large Integrated Learning Health System" 📆 March 3 from 12-1 p.m. CST 🔗 z.umn.edu/iMpact-seminar… #AIscribe #AI

This @NPRHealth story covers new research from Kelly Young-Wolff & team on ⬆️ risk of mental health disorders in teens who use #cannabis. @PHIdotorg npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-…

#Nutrition during #pregnancy & childhood can have lasting effects on health outcomes. Learn about highlights of what #ECHOChildHealth Cohort researchers are doing to study these effects in this interview w/Drs. Monique Hedderson & Rana Chehab of @KPDOR: duke.is/v/9m3j

Our next #CLHSSiMpact seminar will feature Dr. Aaron Tierney, a staff scientist at @KPDOR. Dr. Tierney studies how to make health information technologies more usable and effective for care delivery. Join us on March 3, 12-1pm CST. z.umn.edu/iMpact-seminar…

ICYMI: "These findings . . . highlight critical opportunities to improve the quality & efficiency of pulmonary embolism evaluation in pregnant patients." -- editorial on study by Vinson, Roubinian, & @KPDOR @TPMGDocCareers in @JAMANetworkOpen. Story: bit.ly/3KlFBWz

How might nudges improve care? @ankeetbhatt and colleagues provide great overview in this paper now in @JACCJournals

Kudos to @KPDOR data scientist Tejomay Gadgil, whose research presented at @RSNA on an AI-based breast cancer risk model was covered in the #RSNA25 Daily Bulletin. Read the story here: dailybulletin.rsna.org/2025/tue/tue11

@Nature @milos_ai @bryandhe @SmidtHeart @KPDOR @BioEngUCLA @ASE360 Fantastic write-up by Sue Rochman for @KPDOR …visionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/large-ai-inter…

On the heels of #AHA25, EchoPrime is published in @Nature! EchoPrime has the strong performance in a wide range of echo interpretation tasks and is validated across 5 international hospitals. Led by @milos_ai and @bryandhe. 1/n

💻 An electronic health record-integrated tool improved #skincancer screening and detection rates among solid organ #transplant recipients without increasing health care resource utilization. David S. Lee, MD, FAAD, of @KPDOR, weighs in ⬇️ @HemOncToday healio.com/news/dermatolo…

Simple online e-visits for oral contraceptives resulted in faster prescription pickup and low rate of in-person follow-up. Now in Obstetrics & Gynecology Open. @evezaritsky @PermanenteDocs @TPMGDocCareers @kpnorcal k-p.li/4qmvOQf Read more: k-p.li/4ocgoMn

Our researchers publishing in @JAMANetworkOpen find interesting differences in #prenatal depression diagnosis and symptoms based on country of birth, race, and ethnicity. @lyndsayaavalos @kpnorcal Read more: k-p.li/4mxywz0 Study: k-p.li/428VZiO

Elena Martinez, Kemi M. Doll, Erica T. Warner, and Tanya D. Agurs-Collins discussed "Obesity and Cancer" in an #AACRdisp25 plenary session chaired by Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano and Lauren E. McCullough. @ElenaMa43981624 @ewarner_12 @Dr_LEMcCullough

Congrats to our researcher Dana Sax, MD, MPH, who received Best Overall Abstract at #ACEP25. She presented on her work around improving triage in the emergency department, focusing on safety and operational impacts of undertriage. @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @TPMGDocCareers

Going to #ACEP25 in SLC? Don't miss the Sunday morning talk by our emergency physician/researcher Dana Sax, who will talk about safety and operational impacts of undertriage in the ED. 11 a.m. Sept. 7 in the Research Forum Exhibit Hall Room 1.

Kudos to Jenny Wei, @RaymondLiuMD & their @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @kpbscu colleagues on their new study in @SpringerNature Breast Cancer Research & Treatment on 5-10 years of #endocrinetherapy use in patients with early-stage #breastcancer Study: bit.ly/4mCk1uy

Great to see Lori Sakoda @KPDOR @kpnorcal provide expert comments in this @Verywell news story on the increase in #lungcancer in #nonsmokers. verywellhealth.com/lung-cancer-ri…

Researcher Monique Hedderson @mhedders, who leads our women's and children's health section, will present at @theNASEM panel on gestational weight gain in #pregnancy Sept. 4-5. k-p.li/3UR4omV