All Articles on Research

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  No need to follow up simple ovarian cysts

  New study shows women with simple cysts are not at increased risk of ovarian cancer.
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  Volunteering for health research: To join or not to join?

  How KPWHRI and its Institutional Review Board help potential study participants make informed decisions
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  Patient-doctor trust withstands opioid risk reduction

  Risk-reduction initiative for chronic opioid therapy sustains patient-doctor trust, Dr. Karen Sherman finds.
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  How the LHS Program helps us be best at getting better

  One year in, leaders of KPWHRI's LHS Program describe how research-care delivery partnerships drive continuous learning.
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  Community health workers can help make the difference for patients

  Leah Tuzzio, MPH, and colleagues describe an underutilized role that can help primary care become truly patient-centered.
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  What inspires Dr. Greg Simon to study mental health?

  For 27 years the psychiatrist-scientist has been researching and developing innovative population-based mental health programs.
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  Survey interviewers: Linking community and scientists for better health

  KPWHRI’s Survey Research Program reached out to nearly 55,000 Kaiser Permanente Washington members in 2017. Learn more about this small, skillful team.