Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., addresses the link between ambulatory dysfunction and mortality in an Oncology Nurse Advisor story. She says: “The causes of ambulatory dysfunction are often multi-factorial and can result from loss of muscle mass and neurotoxicities, including chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and vestibular impairments, fatigue, pain, and vision changes.”

OHSU researchers find that a vaccine originally developed to prevent bacteria-caused diarrhea has now also been found to help infant nonhuman primates grow faster. Mark Slifka, Ph.D., says: “The 160 million people worldwide who get sick every year from Campylobacter bacteria is far too many. We need a new tool to prevent bacterial diarrhea in babies and to enable more children to grow into healthy adults, and this vaccine approach looks very promising.”

At its June meeting, the OHSU board of directors adopts a break-even budget.

OHSU is named in a NW Labor Press article about Hillsboro Medical Center transitioning housekeeping and food service to a private contractor.

In a WebMD article about the dangers of loneliness -- including a risk for heart disease, dementia, certain cancers and even death -- Sarah Goodlin, M.D., says, “In recent years, people have recognized that loneliness, as well as social isolation, are related to worse health status. And it’s a common condition. Even people who are not socially isolated can feel lonely.”

Axios Portland reports on an OHSU study that finds teens rarely receive addiction medication in treatment centers. Todd Korthuis, M.D., says: "There are facilities that just have philosophical objections to these sorts of medications," and some facilities that don't offer buprenorphine lack "expertise treating adolescents with these medications."

New OHSU research finds that exposing a pregnant subject to THC altered the placental and fetal epigenome, potentially leading to lifelong health outcomes for offspring. The study’s lead author, Jamie Lo, M.D., says, “I hope our work can help open up a broader dialogue about the risks of cannabis use in the preconception and prenatal period, so we can improve children’s health in the long run.”

OHSU is named in an article about Hillsboro Medical Center transitioning housekeeping and food service to a private contractor.

In an article about the dangers of loneliness -- including a risk for heart disease, dementia, certain cancers and even death -- Sarah Goodlin, M.D., says, “In recent years, people have recognized that loneliness, as well as social isolation, are related to worse health status. And it’s a common condition. Even people who are not socially isolated can feel lonely.”

Axios Portland reports on an OHSU study that finds teens rarely receive addiction medication in treatment centers. Todd Korthuis, M.D., says: "There are facilities that just have philosophical objections to these sorts of medications," and some facilities that don't offer buprenorphine lack "expertise treating adolescents with these medications."