WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Introducing DOC TALK with Kaiser Permanente, a monthly health blog in partnership with Portland Monthly. Watch for digital banners on Portland Monthly’s site and on social media encouraging you to submit questions around a designated health topic. We’ll work with our team of experts to provide answers online in the next month’s DOC TALK blog on PDXMONTHLY.com under the Health and Wellness section.

In This Feature:

DOC TALK: Your questions - answered: Expert advice for winter vaccines, variants, and viruses

As colder weather and rain arrive in Oregon, infectious disease physician Katie Sharff shares why vaccines are now more important than ever.

10/28/2022

DOC TALK: Your questions – answered: Maternity care from the comfort of home

Technology brings new care options that can offer pregnant patients a mix of in-person and video visits.

09/29/2022

DOC TALK: Your questions – answered: Early intervention with an eye to kids’ health

As childhood myopia surges, Kaiser Permanente’s chief of optometry in Portland, Oregon, shares promising new therapies.

09/01/2022

DOC TALK: Your questions – answered: Tips for talking to someone with cancer

A Kaiser Permanente radiation oncologist shares how giving patients a voice on how we talk about their illness can provide comfort and healing.

07/29/2022

Doc Talk: Your questions — answered

Seconds Count: Knowing the Signs of a Stroke

06/30/2022

Doc Talk: Your questions — answered

Reducing Your Risk of Dementia

06/10/2022

Doc Talk: Your questions — answered

One Pill Can Kill: Understanding the Risks of Fentanyl.

05/12/2022 By Kaiser Permanente

Doc Talk: Your questions — answered

The Pandemic’s Toll on Our Kids’ Mental Health.

04/14/2022

Doc Talk: Your questions — answered

Two years in: The new frontier of COVID-19.

03/11/2022

Introducing DOC TALK with Kaiser Permanente

Participate in Kaiser's new Doc Talk survey to have your questions answered!

03/18/2022