February 2025
Rachel Ramoni, DMD, ScD, joined DOR as its sixth director in its 64-year history. She previously was scientific leader of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Learn more
February 2024
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, selected Kaiser Permanente Northern California as one of the institutions that will help launch the new Cancer Screening Research Network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening, with the…
September 2023
DOR women's and children's health investigators received significant funding from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program: $42 million to support a new 7-year initiative to recruit 1,800 pregnant patients, and $20 million to continue an ongoing project…
November 2023
A large study of more than 360,000 mothers and infants found increased likelihood of low birth weight and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit for babies whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy; published in the American Journal of Obstetrics…
April 2023
A study published in Radiology showed that artificial intelligence algorithms trained to read mammograms were a better predictor of a woman’s future breast cancer risk than a commonly used breast cancer risk assessment tool. Learn moreabout computers screening for better…
January 2023
Low rate of follow-up in-person care needed after early pandemic telehealth visits, finds study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. The results of the large analysis suggest telehealth is safe and effective. Learn more
April 2023
DOR vaccine researchers led a large analysis published in Pediatrics finding COVID-19 vaccination waned in children and teens, but boosters increased protection. Learn more
October 2022
Largest-ever study of thoracic aortic aneurysm provided high-quality evidence that most of the 33,000 patients diagnosed each year in the U.S. with this type of aneurysm are not likely to experience a tear or rupture — an aortic dissection —…
March 2022
Researchers published findings in JAMA Internal Medicine showing that COVID-19 infection more than doubled the risk of severe complications during pregnancy. Learn more
February 2022
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that KPNC's regionwide, structured colorectal cancer screening program eliminated disparities in outcomes between Black and white adults. Learn more
October 2021
Kaiser Permanente researcher will co-lead $32.7 million colorectal cancer screening study to focus on older adults with low-risk polyps. Learn more about this study
September 2021-2
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found a method to remove race from controversial kidney function equations without losing accuracy. The findings helped inform new National Kidney Foundation-American Society of Nephrology Task Force guidelines on evaluating kidney function. Learn more about this…
September 2021
A study in JAMA of 6.2 million patients by Kaiser Permanente and CDC researchers found no serious health effects linked to the 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, findings also reported in the New England Journal of Medicine and CDC publications. Learn more about this study
November 2020
DOR predictive analytics specialists teamed up with nursing and hospital leaders to create the Advance Alert Monitor system, which identifies hospital patients at risk of rapid deterioration. In an analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the system…
August 2020
The Vaccine Study Center joins the clinical trial for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, enrolling adults and later teenagers aged 16 and 17, adolescents aged 12 to 15, and children aged 6 to 11. Learn more about this study
April 2020
Division of Research publishes study in JAMA showing wide age range of adults hospitalized with COVID-19, dispelling idea only older adults were being hospitalized with COVID-19. Learn more about this study
