Kaiser Permanente - Health and Health Research Radio

Podcast Discusses annual IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care

Podcast Highlights Kaiser Permanente SVP Christine Paige's Feb. 3 Keynote at 2011 Employer Health, Human Capital and Wellness Congress

Kaiser Permanente physician Balazs 'Ernie' Bodai, MD, a leader in breast cancer research has been nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal by the U.S. House of Representatives. More than 900 million breast cancer stamps have been sold in the United States providing over $73 million for life-saving research.

At Kaiser Permanente we offer families the tools they need to grow up and to grow old together; from prenatal to postnatal care to pediatric care and beyond.

Why it takes 30 pounds of equipment to transport one 12 pound baby we'll never know. At Kaiser Permanente we put everything for baby and you in one place.

Music makes us feel good. Studies show that music can reduce depression and anxiety. It can offer relief from chronic pain. That is powerful medicine.

Kaiser Permanente reminds you that anything you do out of your routine challenges your brain. For better memory, clearer thinking, and sharper focus spend a few minutes a day with some mental gymnastics.

As we grew up we stopped playing and started stressing. Play boosts immune function, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol. Play keeps you young like no pill or proceedure can. So take time out for play.

The music from the 2010 Thrive ad 'Plus One,' by Nylon Studios; 'There's a bun in the oven and my girl's all aglow on this fine day,' starts the ad, which ends with 'Everything for you and your baby's health in one place.

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. Listen as Michael Horberg, MD, Kaiser Permanente's director of HIV/AIDS and a newly appointed member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, discusses recommendations for broad HIV testing, and also advances in treatment for the virus that enable people to live long, productive lives.