OHSU patient Sharol Lucey has lived the past 26 years with the same donor heart, making her one of Oregon’s longest-living heart transplant patients. Even though Lucey has had to overcome some additional health challenges since her transplant, she says: “It’s a miracle. … There are still challenges, but you have to face each one. And the staff at OHSU will do everything in their power to help you.”

OHSU patient Sharol Lucey has lived the past 26 years with the same donor heart, making her one of Oregon’s longest-living heart transplant patients. Even though Lucey has had to overcome some additional health challenges since her transplant, she says: “It’s a miracle. … There are still challenges, but you have to face each one. And the staff at OHSU will do everything in their power to help you.”

The Oregon Health Authority is expecting shipments of about 1,600 additional doses of the RSV shot Beyfortus for newborns by the end of the year, amid an ongoing shortage of the new therapy.

AARP covers the benefits of learning to read and play music later in life. Even though most of the brain’s neurons are created by the time we’re born, Larry Sherman, Ph.D., says, “… when you do something like learning an instrument, which is such a cognitive challenge, there’s [research] to suggest that kind of activity can really drive the generation of new cells.”

Thanks in part to an assist from cancer researchers at OHSU, The Oregonian reports that car thefts in Portland are showing signs of decline.

Medgadget reports on a new analysis estimating that telemedicine will generate revenue of $123 billion globally by 2030, highlighting OHSU as an example of the exponential expansion of telehealth with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A study led by Andrew McHill, M.D., finds people who have a healthy weight use more energy during the day, when most people are active and eat, while those who have obesity spend more energy during the night, when most people sleep: “It was surprising to learn how dramatically the timing of when our bodies burn energy differed in those with obesity. However, we’re not sure why. Burning less energy during the day could contribute to being obese, or it could be the result of obesity.”

To prevent becoming sick while visiting with family and friends during the winter holiday season, William Messer, M.D., Ph.D., offers tips such as frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and keeping hands off of eyes, mouths and noses, noting “those are where mucus membranes that are most susceptible to infection”

An Oregon woman is convicted of first-degree custodial interference and two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment after refusing medical advice and attempting to treat her teenage daughter’s liver cancer with CBD oil.

The Portland Business Journal reports that U.S. colleges and universities increased donations 12.5% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, highlighting significant recent gifts to OHSU along with other higher-education institutions in Oregon.