June 3, 2007 - Race Relations Expert and Consultant to Cosby Show Delivers Saward Lecture on Health Disparities
April30, 2007 - Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research wins grant to study alternative medicine approach to maintain weight loss
April 3, 2007 - Obese Pregnant Women Use More Health Care Services than Non-Obese Pregnant Women
March 11, 2007 - Study Finds Personal and Web-Based Support Equal Weight Loss Success
February 6, 2007 - Kaiser Permanente Creates Endowed Chair for Health Disparities Research in Honor of Merwyn R. (Mitch) Greenlick
December 20, 2007 - Poorer, Less Educated People in the United States in Worse Health Than Their Counterparts in Canada
December 17, 2007 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Turns To Kaiser Permanente’s Electronic Medical Records for Heart Disease Prevention and Management Study
November 29, 2007 - Studies of 20,000 Smokers Show Smoking Cessation Rates Double with Intensive Counseling and Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy
October 22, 2007 - Kaiser Permanente study finds older patients with fractures benefit from follow-up osteoporosis management program
September 27, 2007 - Kaiser Permanente Study Shows One in Seven Women are Depressed Before, During, or After Pregnancy
August 28, 2007 - New study is first to show that risk of childhood obesity may be reduced by treating pregnant woman for gestational diabetes
July 24, 2007 - New study confirms link between breast cancer and hormone therapy
July 17, 2007 - New Study Finds Breast Cancer Survivors Don’t Need to Increase Fruits and Vegetables beyond National Guidelines
May 31, 2007 - Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research 2007 Saward Lecture
November 20, 2006 - Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research Wins $2.76 Million Award to Study Long-Term Oxygen Treatment for Patients with COPD
November 6, 2006 - National Study Shows Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma Receive Only Half of Recommended Care
October 24, 2006 - Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Flu Vaccine Safe for Young Children
October 9, 2006 - Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research Launches Two New Smoking Cessation Studies
October 3, 2006 - OHSU, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Partner to Win $55 Million Grant to Transform Medical Research
May 8, 2006 - Using Safety Alerts in Electronic Medical Records Reduces Rates of Potentially Dangerous Medication Interactions
April 25, 2006 - Kaiser Permanente of Georgia to merge research program
April 3, 2006 - Women with breast cancer who choose to remove their unaffected breast are generally satisfied with their decision, national study shows
April 3, 2006 - Making longer-term lifestyle changes lowers rates of high blood pressure and risk of heart disease
March 17, 2006 - Women with breast cancer who choose to remove their unaffected breast are generally satisfied with their decision, national study shows
February 18, 2006 - Latest WHI Findings: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Show Modest Benefit for Bone Health, No Benefit for Colorectal Cancer
February 18, 2006 - Lower-fat diet doesn't reduce older women's risks for breast and colorectal cancer, heart disease, or stroke
January 31, 2006 - French may be headed for American levels of obesity, diabetes and heart disease
September 6, 2005 - Genetic Testing for Breast or Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Recommended Only for High-Risk Women
July 18, 2005 - Study shows physicians best at asking if patients smoke and advising them to quit
July 7, 2005 - Oregon EPC To Serve As Resource Center For Reviews Of Effectiveness Of Health Care Interventions
May 19, 2005 - Saward Lecture - Fast Food Nation: Marketing to Children and America's Obesity Epidemic
April 4, 2005 - New study shows teens can stop smoking with help of computers during medical visit
March 15, 2005 - Preventive Removal of Both Breasts Reduces Chance of Breast Cancer in Women at Elevated Risk
February 1, 2005 - Older Men With Smoking History Should Be Screened For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
January 18, 2005 - CHR receives $3.3 million to compare safety and effectiveness of Atkins-style and DASH diets
October 18, 2004 - New Study Backs Importance of Regular Mammograms
September 8, 2004 - Saward Lecture with Robert G Evans - What are You Paying for, Sam?
May 27, 2004 - New Surgeon General's report on smoking expands list of smoking-caused diseases
May 17, 2004 - Women May Benefit More Than Men from Light to Moderate Drinking
April 13, 2004 - CHR launches 40th anniversary celebrations with art show
April 5, 2004 - All Adults Should be Screened for Alcohol Misuse
December 8, 2003 - Majority of Older Women with Fractures Don't Receive Recommended Testing and Treatment for Osteoporosis
October 24, 2003 - Younger Adults with Type 2 Diabetes at Greatly Increased Risk of Heart Attacks and Stroke
September 8, 2003 - Nearly 100,000 Oregonians among 8.6 million Americans suffering serious illness due to smoking
June 30, 2003 - Little Evidence Found That Vitamin Supplements Prevent Cancer or Heart Disease
June 25, 2003 - CHR Wins $7.3 Million Grant to Test New Ways to Help Americans Keep Weight Off
June 24, 2003 - CHR Participates in Federal Study that Finds Drug Prevents Prostate Cancer in Some Men
June 24, 2003 - Hormone Therapy Linked to More Advanced Breast Cancers, Later Diagnosis, and More Abnormal Mammograms
May 27, 2003 - Combination Hormone Therapy Doubles and Raises Risk of Stroke
April 22, 2003 - Making Multiple Lifestyle Changes Significantly Reduces Blood Pressure, New Study Finds
April 21, 2003 - Child Bearing Reduces Risk of Hip Fractures Later in Life
February 10, 2003 - NW preschoolers cared for by KP who get psychiatric medication have severe behavioral problems
January 17, 2003 - Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Lower-Fat Diet During Puberty Influences Hormones Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in Adulthood
September 4, 2002 - David Lawrence, MD Spoke on Future of Health Care at 13th Saward Lecture.
July 9, 2002 - National Study of Estrogen Plus Progestin Stopped Because Risks Outweigh Benefits
March 11, 2002 - Kaiser Permanente's Center For Health Research To Study Diabetics' Genetic Risks Of Heart Disease
November 21, 2001 - Light-to-Moderate Drinkers Appear to Have Better Health Than Abstainers and Former Drinkers
September 25, 2001 - The 2001 Saward Lecture-British Scientist Discussed How Technology Can Help the Elderly Stay Safely in Their Own Homesrisk
August 29, 2001 - Researchers confirm increased risk of fever-related seizure from two vaccines, but show seizures pose no lasting health risk
August 24, 2001 - Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research Finds Obesity is Linked To Early Onset of Most Common Form of Diabetes
July 17, 2001 - OHSU and Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Health Impacts of Low- and High-Carbohydrate Diets
January 3, 2001 - Two CHR landmark hypertension studies published in major US science journals
October 24, 2000 -Study Sheds Light on Health Issues Among Older Lesbians and Bisexual Women
October 18, 2000 - The CHR Appoints a New Investigator- Gerardo Maupomé, Ph.D.
September 28, 2000 - The 2000 Saward Lecture-Cancer Expert Spoke on Greater Cancer Burdens among Minorities
February 18, 2000 - The CHR Receives Funding to Study Hemochromatosis
January, 2000 - Download our group, cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of adolescent depression: the Adolescent Coping With Depression (CWD-A) Course . Now, available only on the Web!
October, 1999 - The CHR Receives Funding for New Study OCCAM