Medical Dialogues reports on an OHSU retrospective cohort study that revealed urinary tract infections and surgical site infections are the most frequently occurring infections after gender-affirming vaginoplasty with reported incidence rates of 17.5% and 5.5%, respectively.

New research from OHSU and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre finds promising results in a new drug strategy to promote immune response in some resistant forms of pancreatic cancer.

New research from OHSU and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre finds promising results in a new drug strategy to promote immune response in some resistant forms of pancreatic cancer.

Wine Industry Advisor reports the 33rd annual Oregon wine industry auction raised $1.4 million to support ¡Salud!, including a tribute to Leda Garside, R.N., M.B.A., who is retiring this year after serving as the program’s longtime clinical nurse manager. Stephanie Buchanan, manager of development and communications for the Hillsboro Medical Center Foundation, says, “Every dollar raised translates to three dollars’ worth of essential health care services for the dedicated individuals who are the backbone of the wine industry.”

In a story highlighting presentations from the American Association for Cancer Research special conference on advances in pancreatic cancer research, Teresa Zimmers, Ph.D., says individuals presenting to the clinic with unexplained weight loss are around three times more likely to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer than the general population.

As part of its coverage of the challenges women having children later in life experience, Women’s Health highlights OHSU research to advance a technique to repurpose a skin cell into an egg capable of producing embryos for people unable to produce viable eggs on their own. Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., cautions, “There is a lot of work to be done perfecting the technology and translating it to human eggs and embryos.”

In a STAT News story referencing access to emergency contraception in the wake of the presidential election, Alison Edelman, M.D., says, “I’m feeling uneasy. Contraception is incredibly important, including emergency contraception. Reproductive health has had a long history of being either ignored or under attack, so we’re very used to being in that state. We just have to continue to take one day at a time and hope that people recognize their rights and their need to access care.”

Optics.org covers a new imaging technique developed by researchers at OHSU and Dartmouth College to enhance the visibility of both tumors and nerves during surgery.

The Pink Lemonade Project and the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute received a health care innovation award for their collaborative work to increase cancer screenings in underserved communities. Susan Sterns, CEO of the Pink Lemonade Project says, “We are approaching education and prevention in an entirely new way: community health worker cancer education and training. There has been no cancer curriculum or content available to community health workers.”

OR Manager highlights a survey revealing a rising interest in anesthesiologist careers across the country from August 2020 to August 2024. Brandon Togioka, M.D., attributes part of the interest to a thriving job market with anesthesiologists receiving frequent job offers that prompt online searchers.