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Back to Health Dashboard- Humor therapy (sometimes called therapeutic humor) uses the power of smiles and laughter to aid healing. Humor therapy helps you find ways to make yourself (or others) smile and laugh more. When you think of humor therapy, picture clowns in the children's ward of a hospital cheering up sick children. Some hospitals now...
- Actions policymakers can take to grow and diversify the mental health care workforce.
- Surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum is called orchiopexy or orchidopexy. Surgery is usually recommended by the time the baby is 18 months old. In most cases, a pediatric surgeon or a specialist who treats urinary problems in children (pediatric urologist) does the surgery. Orchiopexy may also be...
- Our principles of diversity and our inclusive care began during World War II when our racially integrated hospitals delivered care to all Kaiser shipyard workers.
- Learn practical tips for building well-being.
- Timely screenings save lives and lower costs, but millions of people miss out without insurance. Lawmakers can act to make coverage more affordable and accessible.
- Covers following an eating plan for inflammatory bowel disease. Helps you learn more about how to eat so you can manage your symptoms but still get the nutrition you need.
- Kaiser Permanente opens medical offices and a new home for the Watts Counseling and Learning Center to bring next-level services to the Southern California community.
- Children who are seen as being different from their peers are more likely than other children to be targets for bullying. They may have few friends and find it hard to stand up for themselves. Children who appear confident and strong are better able to discourage children from bullying them. Parents and other important...
- A $1.5 million Kaiser Permanente grant addresses Colorado teacher shortage through a program modeled after medical residencies.
- Discusses Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as Q10, vitamin Q10, or ubiquinone. Looks at use to treat heart failure, cancer, muscular dystrophy, and periodontal disease. Covers safety and side effects of dietary supplements.
- The Achievable Foundation recognized Kaiser Permanente for its work to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Feeling tired is common when you have HIV. But many of the things that cause fatigue can be treated to help you feel better. Fatigue may be caused by one or more of the following: Being depressed, anxious, or stressed. Not getting enough sleep. Not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) or missing doses of ART. Having the...
- Organizations that provide public mental health crisis services must work together with health care organizations to care for people in need.
- Cognition is the ability to think, learn, and remember. It develops as your baby grows. Your baby is born with around 100 billion brain cells (neurons). These cells form connections with each other called synapses. These connections carry messages...
- Enhanced premium tax credits help millions of people afford health insurance. We urge Congress to extend them.
- Learn strategies to help manage the impact of news and social media use in your everyday life.
- At Kaiser Permanente, our doctors and pharmacists work together to ensure the drugs we prescribe are based on the evidence, not ads.
- Cheryl is a self-employed single mom. She juggles work, four kids, and depression. "Some days, depression really pulls me down, and I'm totally exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally," Cheryl says. "Other days, I feel great." Cheryl thinks her first bouts of depression came when she was in middle school, but it...
- Artificial intelligence can improve health care by reducing administrative tasks, supporting diagnoses, and helping clinicians develop personalized treatment plans.
- The typical toddler likes to crawl, walk, run, climb, and seek out new experiences. Toddlers need stimulation to improve their motor and sensory skills. Here are some ways you can help your toddler grow in strength and coordination. Play and...
- Funding from Kaiser Permanente in Washington helps to promote mental health, provide access to healthy food, improve community conditions, and develop safe, thriving neighborhoods.
- What is postpartum? The days and weeks after your baby is born are called the postpartum period. After childbirth, your body will start to heal and go through many changes as it recovers. Some of these changes happen over several weeks. So rest whenever you can, ask for help from friends and family, and eat well. What...
- Kaiser Permanente and other leading companies are mandating COVID-19 shots because ending this pandemic depends on it.
- Significant speech and language delays are directly related to developmental or health issues. But some people blame speech and language delays on things that aren't the cause of true delays, such as: Developmental differences. Mild and temporary speech delays can occur. And some children learn new words faster than...
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