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Back to Health Dashboard- Guides through decision to receive CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and mechanical ventilation. Describes the procedures and discusses risks and benefits of each. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Connecting through a shared heritage gives one therapist a unique perspective when providing personalized care and building rapport.
- If you’re age 45 or older, getting checked regularly for colorectal cancer is highly recommended. Learn why it’s important to get tested.
- Guides through decision to have screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Includes pros such as finding aneurysms so that they can be treated. Also explains the possible harm that could come if the test leads to risky surgery. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
- There is an alarming rise in colon cancer rates among younger adults. Cynthia Hernandez knows firsthand how crucial early detection can be.
- Guides you through decision to have allergy-shot immunotherapy to treat allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and allergic asthma. Explains how allergy shots work. Covers who should not have them. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- The symptoms Gray initially dismissed as food poisoning later proved to be the signs of Stage 3 ovarian cancer.
- "Why me?" That's what Cal asked himself over and over after he was diagnosed with severe COPD 5 years ago. "I spent the first 2 years moping around the house, feeling sorry for myself," he says. "I didn't go anywhere, I didn't do anything. I just sat in front of the TV and tried not to think about anything." Then one...
- Guides you through the decision to take or not take medicine to treat high blood pressure. Explains what high blood pressure is and risks of not lowering it. Covers treatment choices and lifestyle changes.
- Black Americans experience worse health outcomes compared to other populations. Adopting plant-based diets can go a long way in reducing those inequitable outcomes.
- Guides you through decision about weight-loss surgery. Covers health problems like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes that can be caused by obesity. Lists reasons for and against surgery. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- A Kaiser Permanente physician thought he pinched a nerve during a tennis match. Then he realized he was having a stroke.
- Having diabetes can be hard to accept. It's normal to feel sad or angry. You may even feel grief. It's normal to feel frustrated or overwhelmed with all there is to do. Some days you may feel like it's just too much work. There will be times when you just don't feel like testing and tracking your blood sugar. There are...
- At Kaiser Permanente, our care is personalized for each patient's mental and physical needs.
- To meaningfully improve health equity, we must shift our focus to outcomes and integrate social health into quality measurement.
- After a long period of loneliness and isolation, Roberta Maguire gets the support she needs from Kaiser Permanente and her community.
- A father's determination to stay healthy for his 3 children led him to prioritize early detection, advocate for his health, and fight prostate cancer.
- Guides through decision to stop kidney dialysis for kidney failure. Covers key factors in decision. Covers benefits and risks. Discusses what happens after dialysis is stopped. Offers interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- 5280 Magazine named 332 Kaiser Permanente physicians to its annual Top Doctors list. And Kaiser Permanente is recognized as having the most doctors in 10 specialties.
- Virtual care connects cancer patients like Rob Tufel to a wide range of resources from the comfort of home.
- The Kaiser Permanente Southern California 2022 Community Health Snapshot shows our dedication to building healthier communities.
- Learn how lifestyle medicine is part of cancer care at Kaiser Permanente.
- A Kaiser Permanente doctor and researcher shares the simple changes you can make to stay healthy.
- Guides you through choosing between radiation therapy and surgery (prostatectomy) to treat prostate cancer. Lists reasons for and against radiation therapy. Also lists reasons for and against surgery. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Members give video visits high marks — and with a few simple tips, you can prepare for a successful telehealth experience.
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