Matthew Ross, an OHSU patient with appendix cancer, created a documentary about the emotional toll cancer takes on its patients and filmed scenes at OHSU with his oncologist, Divya Sood, M.D.

Ben Hoffman, M.D., participates in a two-part feature on the growing prevalence of vaccine hesitancy. "As pediatricians we know that vaccines are the most effective way to protect kids from diseases that can be really serious if not deadly," he says. "When we're talking about vaccines, what we're dealing with is settled science. Rumors, social media, other things can instill fear in families. ... That's why having a long-term trusting relationship, built over time with your pediatrician, is important. When I have conversations with families, one of the things I emphasize is that I would not recommend anything that I would not do or have not done for my own child."

An OHSU study finds that despite a heavy infusion of public and private support during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries in Oregon reported housing and food insecurity increased while nationwide data show beneficiaries whose basic needs were addressed in a health care visit were healthier on average. “Together, these findings drive home the point that health care organizations need to think about the social care of their patients,” says Anne King, M.B.A.

The Portland Police Bureau says it has achieved significant results in the form of recovered stolen vehicles, arrests of offenders for numerous crimes, a gun seizure and more using a refined, data-driven approach, in consultation with experts at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute: “As a result of this unique continuing collaboration, the OHSU team of scientists have provided valuable peer review and ideas used to improve the process.”

OPB-Radio profiles The Great Salt Lick event in Baker County has raised more than $200,000 for Parkinson's disease research at OHSU by selling blocks of salt.

NBC News covers how transgender people are preparing for sweeping policy changes under the incoming presidential administration, highlighting an OHSU patient based in Grants Pass who says the election results have affected where he plans to apply for college.

KGW Healthier Together features a study by OHSU and VA researchers that finds a connection between Parkinson's disease and hearing loss in veterans, highlighting early use of hearing aids to reduce risk. "I think, based on this study, getting evaluated for a hearing aid is going to be something actionable for a disease where there's otherwise no action," Lee Neilson, M.D., says.

Coverage continues of Gov. Tina Kotek's announcement that OHSU has secured additional mifepristone, an FDA-approved drug to end early pregnancy, for the OHA stockpile, following election results.

Coverage continues of Gov. Tina Kotek's announcement that OHSU has secured additional mifepristone, an FDA-approved drug to end early pregnancy, for the OHA stockpile, following election results.

Ahmad Masri, M.D., discusses two of his studies presented during the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions 2024 conference. Masri discusses with HCP Live a study detailing changing risk profiles and outcomes in trials among patients with ATTR-CM. The research team says study results provide evidence of a changing risk profile and outcomes, which is indicative of the effects disease-modifying treatments, such as tafamidis, acoramidis and vutrisiran, and diagnostic advances have had on earlier diagnosis of patients with ATTR-CM.