Larry Sherman, Ph.D., will be the featured speaker of a talk titled, “Dementia Research: A Long and Winding Road,” at the Aladdin Theater Wednesday, April 29.

KOIN-TV covers the annual OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital bowling event to raise funds for Friends of Doernbecher.

A story in Eating Well quotes David Clarke, M.D., on the benefits of Greek yogurt. He says, “For those suffering from diarrhea and it begins to improve after a few days, introducing Greek yogurt with active cultures might help restore the balance of gut bacteria.”

Jane Zhu, M.D., is a guest on OPB’s Think Out Loud discussing an OHSU-led study that found almost one-third of physicians who are enrolled in Medicaid don’t actually care for a single patient covered by Medicaid insurance. She says, “Low physician participation in Medicaid is a commonly cited reason for access gaps and unmet need in Medicaid. If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes, but also bad for the health system overall.”

Story on Phil and Penny Knight's $75 million gift for cardiac care at Providence Heart Institute and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center mentions their historic $2 billion pledge to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute, announced in August 2025.

Smoking during pregnancy is linked to higher blood pressure and an increased risk of hypertension in children, according to a new study led by Lyndsey Shorey-Kendrick, Ph.D., of OHSU and Christine Ladd-Acosta, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University.

Varying state practices of turning over to law enforcement drug tests at childbirth. Oregon is one of the states that automatically does this. Deborah Cohen, who said she had no idea state authorities forwarded reports of such patients to law enforcement, says, “I do not see how that’s helpful.”

Health Central reports on a study showing that TNF inhibitor use during pregnancy is safe for women with rheumatoid arthritis. Julianna Desmarais, M.D., says, “We have medications that are safe to use and should be used on an individualized basis for the best outcomes for the mother and baby.”

ScienceNews reports that HPV home tests should not replace regular visits to an OB/GYN. Amanda Bruegl, M.D., says, “Someone should be talking about all the [other] basic health screenings, all the basic wellness things, every single year.”

Continued coverage of OHSU receiving a five-year, $3.3 million NIH grant to assess the safety and effectiveness of state-regulated access to psilocybin.