An OPB News story notes that Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D., and his lab have been awarded $1 million to build the Knight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub in Portland. “The funds will help the lab expand its work using 3D printers, with the aim of doing everything from healing major bone injuries, personalizing cancer treatments and even building full-sized functional organs for transplant.”

Asked about informational picketing by nurses, OHSU provides a statement: “OHSU deeply values its nursing staff, and appreciates the time and effort that have gone into this bargaining cycle. We are dedicated to bargaining toward our shared goals of a safe, healthy and respectful working environment. As the process proceeds, the OHSU bargaining team looks forward to continuing thoughtful, productive negotiations."

Asked about informational picketing by nurses, OHSU provides a statement: “OHSU deeply values its nursing staff, and appreciates the time and effort that have gone into this bargaining cycle. We are dedicated to bargaining toward our shared goals of a safe, healthy and respectful working environment. As the process proceeds, the OHSU bargaining team looks forward to continuing thoughtful, productive negotiations.”

NPR-Radio covers a new study suggesting opioids have little, if any, sustained benefit for treating back and neck pain. Richard Deyo, M.D., says the new study underscores a significant blind spot in the evidence around the prescribing of opioids for acute back pain, saying, “It’s a well-designed trial. It’s going to ruffle feathers, and I think there’ll be a lot of controversy.”

In a KOIN-TV story about the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission's new director, the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health substance use disorder inventory analysis is cited.

ONA-represented nurses stage informational pickets as part of the bargaining process. In a statement OHSU says, “OHSU deeply values its nursing staff, and appreciates the time and effort that have gone into this bargaining cycle. We are dedicated to bargaining toward our shared goals of a safe, healthy and respectful working environment. As the process proceeds, the OHSU bargaining team looks forward to continuing thoughtful, productive negotiations.”

In a Medscape article, Mary Moffit, Ph.D., discusses risk-reduction initiatives to prevent physician suicide, including OHSU’s Resident and Faculty Wellness Program.

In a Forbes article, Aluko A. Hope, M.D., discusses the challenges of connecting with patients without ample time for visits, warning providers to be intentional about setting expectations.

Becker’s Hospital Review names OHSU President Danny Jacobs, M.D., an academic medical center CEO to know in 2023.

Jeremy Cetnar, M.D., participates in a podcast interview with OncLive reviewing the “good, the bad, and the ugly” lung cancer data presented at the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology conference.