How genetic analysis can help explain which people will benefit most and least from GLP-1 medications By effectively controlling blood sugar and body weight, GLP-1 medications have revolutionized the management of type 2 diabetes and obesity and help to protect…

David Arterburn is one of those lucky people who knew as a kid what he wanted to be when he grew up. Fortunately for him, for his patients, and for the medical-scientific community, Dr. Arterburn is very successful on the…

Along with blood and saliva samples and survey information, electronic health records (EHRs) help advance scientific discoveries in the Kaiser Permanente Research Bank (KPRB). This article describes how EHRs are transformed into data that helps KPRB scientists turn their ideas…