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              Kaiser Permanente Division of Research | NorCal. We're transforming health & health care delivery through research. Tweets ≠ medical advice. #KPResearch
              
              Pleasanton, CA
            
            
              
              Joined September 2013
            
            
           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
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             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:  https://t.co/aIz04iIApP  Study:  https://t.co/c6iPcr6sul 
          
          
                
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             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
          
          
                
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             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
          
          
                
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             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:  https://t.co/JkJz4OszhL 
          
          
                
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             Great to see Lori Sakoda @KPDOR @kpnorcal provide expert comments in this @Verywell news story on the increase in #lungcancer in #nonsmokers.  https://t.co/q9Ksk6BpzD 
          
          
            
            verywellhealth.com
              Rising lung cancer rates among non-smokers are prompting questions about screening gaps and newer risk factors.
            
                
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             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.  https://t.co/pAzHbIobyw 
          
          
                
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             Study from our researchers Nicola Klein and Amber Hsiao highlighted in Healio; nirsevimab shows strong protection against #RSV respiratory illness in infants. 
           With more data showing nirsevimab’s effectiveness against RSV, Nicola P. Klein from @KPDOR, hopes to see wider use of #RSV immunizations in the upcoming RSV season.  https://t.co/aXSN7ZVhPn 
            
          
                
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             Our staff scientist and registered dietician Rana Chehab @ranachehab3 is quoted in this great SF Chronicle story by @cat_ho on healthful choices with potatoes. @kpnorcal
          
           A 30-year Harvard study found that only one kind of potato dish is tied to a sharply higher risk of type 2 diabetes — and it’s probably the one you crave most. 
          
                
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             ICYMI: Theodore R. Levin, MD, @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs provided expert comment in this @Medscape news story on a study exploring follow-up #colonoscopy after blood-based screening for #colorectalcancer. #cancerscreening Story:  https://t.co/Zy6GsGBaZq 
          
          
                
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             Congrats to our research fellow Luke Grosvenor, who received third-place award for best poster presentation at @USDOHaD annual meeting, on his work studying prenatal stress and autism-related traits, using data from @ECHOChildHealth. 
          
                
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             Great to see @TCTMD cover new research led by @ankeetbhatt and Kyung Min, @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs, in @JACCJournals, on outcomes for #heartfailure patients with an improved ejection fraction. #CardioTwitter
          
          
            
            tctmd.com
              For the HF patient with a gain in LVEF, there’s little guidance on how best to care for them or manage their GDMT.
            
                
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             It was wonderful to see this new study led by Luis A. Rodriguez, a research scientist at @KPDOR @kpnorcal, published in the @AmDiabetesAssn journal Diabetes Care covered so well by @Cat_Ho in the @sfchronicle
            #diabetes #type2diabetes #T2D Story:  https://t.co/KCf23XboIB 
          
          
                
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             Putting #T2D into remission doesn’t happen often. A new study led by Luis Rodriguez @KPDOR @kpnorcal & colleagues in @AmDiabetesAssn Diabetes Care identifies factors that make potential for #diabetes control with diet & exercise alone more likely. Story:  https://t.co/VWqNnh7rsk 
          
          
                
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             Kudos to @David_Ouyang @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs! His @American_Heart-funded research will explore ways to use #AI to improve screening & treatment for #cardiovascular disease. Partners include @StanfordHealth @SmidtHeart @MassGenBrigham. Story:  https://t.co/Lcp0V5WH4f 
          
          
                
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             Congrats @David_Ouyang on what will be transformational work at the intersection of CKM health, evaluating #opportunistic screening & #ImplementationScience to improve population health!! @American_Heart @HeartDocSadiya @KPDOR
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              DALLAS, July 24, 2025 — Research teams from Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Pleasanton, California, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have been awarded a total of $10.5 million to...
             We are excited to work with @StanfordDeptMed, @SmidtHeart, @mghliver, and @KPDOR with the support of @American_Heart to refine and prospectively evaluate AI opportunistic screening approaches for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health! Chronic Liver and Kidney Disease is common 
            
                
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             We are excited to work with @StanfordDeptMed, @SmidtHeart, @mghliver, and @KPDOR with the support of @American_Heart to refine and prospectively evaluate AI opportunistic screening approaches for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health! Chronic Liver and Kidney Disease is common 
          
                
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             Babies at @kpnorcal who received #nirsevimab in 2023/24 #RSV season had 98% ⬇️ hospitalization for RSV, 87% ⬇️ hospitalization for RSV-related severe illness. New real-world findings in Pediatrics journal  https://t.co/KW2A4CtTwR  Read more:  https://t.co/3rhL3KyKBx 
          
          
                
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             New! A growing number of #AsianAmerican, #NativeHawaiian, and Other #PacificIslander young adults have #obesity. The research led by Joan Lo, Alan Go, and their @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs colleagues was published in @JAMA_current. News story: 
          
            
            divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org
              Kaiser Permanente study also finds rapidly increasing rates of obesity in Filipino and other Southeast Asian ethnic groups.
            
                
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