In a story about limited availability of the new monoclonal antibody nirsevimab, OPB-Radio notes that OHSU will provide 50 mg doses to all newborns until the supply runs out.

In a story exploring they myth of the health care hero, Brian Park, M.D., discusses how that label was problematic and challenging for many health care workers as they experienced the highs and lows of the pandemic. “I think a lot of people feel ashamed that they feel burnout, because they’re supposed to be heroes, putting on their capes and masks. They’re waking up and saying, ‘I’m exhausted and I can’t play that part today. But I know that’s the societal expectation of me,’” he says.

A Nature Medicine publication co-led by Gordon Mills, M.D., Ph.D., is featured in a GenomeWeb article detailing how the team applied a multiomic approach to evaluate the gene expression and cellular heterogeneity features found in cervical squamous cell carcinoma, a common cervical cancer.

Evan Shalen, M.D., says research indicates the “higher end” of marijuana use is associated with cardiovascular disease, while research isn’t clear whether there’s a similar association for moderate use.

An Oregon Health Authority report detailing what different hospitals received from commercial insurance for COVID-19 care in 2021 notes OHSU charged $934 a day for monoclonal antibody treatments that year.

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.

A study by Maureen Baldwin, M.D., found U.S. young adult TikTok users have significant misconceptions about the safety of period management options. Baldwin says: “Due to insufficient menstrual health education at school, these conversations are often left to families and friends, who may be perpetuate myths rooted in religious or cultural norms and biases. This can create a dangerous cycle of misinformation.”

Research by Julie Doberne, M.D., Ph.D., finds smartphone-based digital health applications help transcatheter aortic valve replacement patients achieve better outcomes 90 days after undergoing a replacement procedure.

Atul Deodhar, M.D., tells Healio Rheumatology that a study found an intravenous form of the axial spondylarthritis therapy secukinumab met all primary efficacy endpoints and was safe, adding: “We thought that the option of an IV preparation of secukinumab would offer flexibility in treatment decisions made by patients and providers, especially in the United States, considering the medical insurance landscape.”