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Tools and resources for preventing, diagnosing, and treating respiratory illnesses including the common cold, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
- See the most common signs and symptoms
- Manage your symptoms from home
- Get care
- Stay up-to-date on your vaccines
- Explore COVID-19 testing options or report a home antigen result
- Covers screening tests, diagnostic tests, and medical exams used to find a disease or determine risk for certain health problems. Covers well-child visits. Includes links to info on routine tests for men, for women, and at various stages of life.
- Ultrasound is a test that uses reflected sound waves to produce an image of organs and other structures in the body. It does not use X-rays or other types of possibly harmful radiation. For ultrasound testing, gel or oil is applied to the skin to help transmit the sound waves. A small, handheld instrument called a...
- This test measures the amount of lead in a person's blood. Lead is a poisonous (toxic) metal that can damage the brain and other parts of the body. A lead test may be done on blood taken from the vein, a finger (finger stick), or the heel (heel stick). A person can be exposed to lead: By eating or drinking...
- 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...
- The country’s largest integrated health care system remains committed to delivering high-quality care and coverage as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
- Learn the difference between symptoms of the flu and COVID-19.
- A Kaiser Permanente study finds COVID-19 patients treated quickly with Paxlovid have a 90% lower risk of hospitalization and death.
- New Kaiser Permanente research backs anecdotal reports that people are avoiding emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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.
- Grants expand support for faith-based organizations working to protect Black and Latino communities from COVID-19.
- 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.
- Learn how testing your blood sugar can help you stay in your target range.
- What’s the difference between the common cold, flu, RSV, and COVID-19? Learn about respiratory infections and how to prevent and treat them.
- 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.
- Birth defects testing is done during pregnancy to look for possible problems with the baby (fetus). A birth defect may have only a minor impact on a child's life. Or it can have a major effect on quality or length of life. You and your doctor can...
- Learn how testing helps you make the connection between blood sugar levels and daily activities.
- 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 certain antibiotics because of differences in their genetic material...
- 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,
- 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...
- 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.
- Kaiser Permanente researchers led analysis of large, diverse group of young children who received the mRNA vaccines.
- Providing safe and effective vaccinations to children is an important step to protect them from getting sick.
- Unvaccinated individuals can now receive a single dose of a bivalent vaccine, rather than multiple doses of the original monovalent vaccines.
- Learning from this historic health crisis will better prepare us for future challenges.
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