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Racial Disparities in C-Sections Persist Despite Overall Decrease

MedPage Today November 18, 2025
A study led by Marie Boller, M.D., evaluates more than 30 million births and finds an increased risk for cesarean births for Black individuals compared with other racial and ethnic groups; she says: “There are many reasons why someone might come into a labor and delivery unit and need a cesarean delivery — it’s a critically important, life-saving procedure — but race is not one of them. These findings are cause for concern, because we know these disparities have no biological basis and are rooted in structural racism.”

Oregon lawmaker, 37, announces cancer diagnosis

OregonLive November 18, 2025
Rep. Annessa Hartmann announced this week she has been diagnosed with state 3 cervical cancer and is receiving a combination of targeted radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy at OHSU.

Montana mom works with OHSU to find cure for PKAN

KOIN-TV November 18, 2025
The mother of a boy with a rare genetic disorder called PKAN, or pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, is working with OHSU researchers and a private foundation to find a cure for the debilitating, life-limiting condition.

Study brings substance abuse support to Wallowa County

The La Grande Observer November 17, 2025
OHSU’s Rural Practice-based Research Network is collaborating with Winding Waters Clinics in Enterprise, Oregon, on a national study, called Co-Care, that supports primary care clinicians and their patients with a team of nurse care managers and health coaches with a goal of lowering patients’ use of alcohol and other substances.
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