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Tools and resources for preventing, diagnosing, and treating respiratory illnesses including the common cold, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
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- Health Article description.Discusses test to measure blood sugar (glucose) levels in those who have diabetes. Covers why and how it is done. Looks at what might affect the test. Covers risks.
- Health Article description.A genetic test checks the DNA of your cells. It can find changes in your genes or chromosomes that may cause a genetic illness. The results may tell you about your ancestry, your health, or your risk for certain diseases. Testing can be done on a...
- Health Article description.Doctors follow guidelines from experts to decide when to test adults for type 2 diabetes. Talk with your doctor about your risk for type 2 diabetes and how often you need to be tested. Testing involves a blood test that is simple and usually very...
- Health Article description.A carbon monoxide blood test is used to detect carbon monoxide poisoning. Poisoning can happen if you breathe air that contains too much carbon monoxide. This gas has no color, odor, or taste, so you can't tell when you are breathing it. The test...
- Health Article description.Creatinine and creatinine clearance tests measure the level of the waste product creatinine (say "kree-AT-uh-neen") in your blood and urine. These tests tell how well your kidneys are working. Another substance, creatine (say "KREE-uh-teen"), is...
- The country’s largest integrated health care system remains committed to delivering high-quality care and coverage as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
- Health Article description.Learn the difference between symptoms of the flu and COVID-19.
- Wondering about the differences between a cold, the flu, RSV, and COVID-19? Get informed about seasonal respiratory infections and how to prevent them.
- With the COVID-19 public health emergency ending, states, community organizations, and health plans should partner to help people maintain Medicaid and other coverage.
- What’s the difference between the common cold, flu, RSV, and COVID-19? Learn about respiratory infections and how to prevent and treat them.
- After serving on the White House COVID-19 response team, Bechara Choucair, MD, is returning to Kaiser Permanente as senior vice president and chief health officer.
- Health Article description.Watch this video to learn how testing your blood sugar helps you stay within a target range.
- Health Article description.Testing can be done during pregnancy to look for possible genetic conditions or birth defects in a fetus. These problems may have only a minor impact on a child's life. Or they can have a major effect on quality or length of life. You and your...
- Health Article description.An antibiotic sensitivity (or susceptibility) test is done to help choose the antibiotic that will be most effective against the specific types of bacteria or fungus infecting an individual person. Some types of bacteria or fungus are resistant to...
- Health Article description.A toxicology test ("tox screen") checks for drugs or other chemicals in your blood, urine, or saliva. Drugs can be swallowed, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin or a mucous membrane. In rare cases, a tox screen may check your stomach contents or sweat. A tox screen may check for one certain drug or for up...
- Health Article description.Provides info on an initial diagnosis. Discusses diagnostic tests, including PSA test and digital rectal exam. Covers symptoms common to prostate cancer and other conditions. Discusses treatment with active surveillance, surgery, or radiation. Also offers prevention tips.
- Health Article description.A bone density test is a kind of X-ray test. It measures the density of minerals (such as calcium) in your bones. This information helps your doctor estimate the strength of your bones. We all lose some bone mass as we age. Bones naturally become...
- 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,
- Health Article description.The quad screening is a blood test that may be done at 15 to 22 weeks of pregnancy. It's used to look for certain birth defects or genetic conditions in the fetus. The quad screening measures the amounts of four things in your blood. They are: Alpha-
- Health Article description.A home lung function test uses a peak flow meter or a home spirometer to monitor and evaluate any breathing problems you may have on a day-to-day basis. A peak flow meter allows you to measure your peak expiratory flow. A home spirometer allows you...
- Health Article description.Discusses test used to find cause of a sore throat. Covers conditions caused by fungal or bacterial infection. Covers how test is done. Looks at what results might mean.
- Unvaccinated individuals can now receive a single dose of a bivalent vaccine, rather than multiple doses of the original monovalent vaccines.
- Kaiser Permanente study examines race, ethnicity and risk of infection, hospitalization, and death.
- Health Article description.Discusses testing and diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Covers polyps, small growths inside the colon or rectum. Includes when screening tests such as colonoscopy should be done. Discusses treatment with surgery and chemotherapy. Offers prevention tips.
- Health Article description.Amniocentesis is a test to study the liquid (amniotic fluid) that surrounds a baby. Amniotic fluid contains cells and other substances that can give clues about a baby's health. Amniocentesis can be done after about the 15th week of pregnancy, when there is enough amniotic fluid for testing. Amniocentesis is done by...
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