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- These are answers to common questions about parental access for Kaiser Permanente member accounts.These are answers to common questions about parental access for Kaiser Permanente member accounts.
- Health Article description.A urine test checks different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. It checks the color, clarity (clear or cloudy), odor, concentration, and acidity (pH) of your urine. It also checks your levels of protein, sugar, blood cells,
- Kaiser Permanente's Health Education Research Center and Health Education Library offered literature and audio-visual programs for all patients.
- Health Article description.A Pap test is done to look for changes in the cells of the cervix. During a Pap test, a small sample of cells from the surface of the cervix is collected by your doctor. The sample is then spread on a slide (Pap smear) or mixed in a liquid fixative (
- Health Article description.Discusses endometriosis, a problem where a type of tissue grows outside the uterus. Covers symptoms like pelvic pain, severe menstrual cramps, infertility, and painful sex. Discusses hysterectomy and laparoscopy.
- In Henry J. Kaiser’s shipyards, workers were judged by their abilities, not their disabilities. That spirit lives on today in Kaiser Permanente’s diverse workforce.
- Health Article description.The pain and stiffness from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis may make it hard for you to do daily tasks, like opening doors or using a keyboard. Here are some tips and some tools that can help you at home and at work. At home Here are some changes you can make in your home that can help you move more easily and...
- Health Article description.An anal fissure is a narrow tear that extends from the muscles that control the anus (anal sphincter) up into the anal canal. These tears usually develop when anal tissue is damaged during a hard bowel movement or when higher-than-normal tension develops in the anal sphincters. Symptoms of an anal fissure include a...
- Health Article description.There are many good reasons to quit using tobacco products. Think about your main reasons, and focus on them. Maybe you want to be a healthy adult. It could be that you need to save money. Or maybe you don't want to smell like smoke. Your doctor...
- More outpatient robotic surgery at Kaiser Permanente’s Colorado surgery centers will improve the experience for patients and surgeons and reduce the costs of care.
- Health Article description.Discusses common vaginal infection. Covers symptoms like vaginal discharge and odor. Covers possible complications, including miscarriage, premature birth, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Looks at treatment with antibiotics. Offers prevention tips.
- Kaiser was a major figure in the construction, engineering, and shipbuilding industries. In co-founding Kaiser Permanente, he helped transform American health care systems and care delivery.
- Health Article description.Guides through decision to get the HPV vaccine. Explains the vaccination process. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Sidney R. Garfield, MD, and Henry J. Kaiser came together to pioneer an innovative health care model.
- Health Article description.Guides through decision to have a PSA test to check for prostate cancer. Includes what PSA results tell you and what they do not. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you decide.
- Greg A. Adams, chair and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente, received the Dreamer Award for advancing equity.
- Health Article description.Corticosteroid nasal sprays (such as Flonase, Nasacort, and Nasonex) are used to help allergy symptoms like a runny or stuffy nose. They help reduce inflammation in the nose. They start working quickly, but it may be several weeks before you get the full effect. Here are some tips for using these sprays: You may need to...
- Kaiser Permanente’s co-founding physician spread prepaid care and the idea that doctors should help keep people healthy — not just treat them when they’re sick.
- Learn about our rich legacy of scientific research that spurred revolutionary developments in American health care.
- Health Article description.Most women are able to become pregnant from puberty, when their menstrual cycles begin, until menopause, when their cycles stop. A pregnancy starts with fertilization, when a woman's egg joins with a man's sperm. Fertilization usually takes place in a fallopian tube that links an ovary to the uterus. If the fertilized...
- When polio epidemics erupted, pioneering treatments by Dr. Herman Kabat improved quality of life and care for patients nationwide.
- Health Article description.Tay-Sachs is an inherited genetic disease in which the body does not break down fatty compounds, called gangliosides, as it should. As the gangliosides build up in the brain and spinal cord, they damage the nerve cells, and then these cells cannot function properly. The three forms of Tay-Sachs disease include infantile...
- When thousands of women industrial workers, often called “Rosies,” joined the Kaiser shipyards, they received care that helped them adjust to their new jobs.
- Health Article description.Vaccines help keep you and your child from getting certain diseases that are spread from person to person (infectious diseases). They also help reduce the spread of a disease and prevent a sudden outbreak of the disease, which is called an epidemic.
- On July 21, 1945, Henry J. Kaiser and Dr. Sidney Garfield offered the health plan to the public, changing how families experienced preventive and integrated care.
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