Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D., discusses a new Biofabrication center that takes small samples of human cells from organ tissues to reproduce organs, cancerous tumors and bone material using 3D bioprinters and other advanced engineering. Bertassoni says: “We can actually do drug trials and do experiments with these same tumors without actually having to expose the patient themselves to these treatments and trials.”

Research Workers United rally at OHSU Wednesday, June 7.

Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D., is interviewed by Axios Portland for a story on the evolution of skin cancer rates in Oregon. When asked why rates are persistently high in Oregon, Leachman said she suspects our dark, rainy winters make Oregonians overeager sun seekers, finding rays outside or in a tanning salon: “And they overdo it."

In a story explaining Oregon House Bill 2002, which, f passed, would expand access to abortion and gender-affirming health care, notes OHSU doesn’t provide abortions for patients younger than 15 without parental or guardian consent and quotes Christina Milano, M.D., as saying the bill calls for expanding insurance coverage in Oregon to also include gender-affirming facial hair removal and gender-affirming facial surgeries.

In response to a new study analyzing the risk of falls seen with newer antiandrogens for prostate cancer, Julie Graff, M.D., and Alexandra Sokolova, M.D., publish an editorial suggesting the risk-benefit ratio of adding a second-generation AA to treatment may be different for a patient who wants to stay alert and sharp to keep a complex job "versus someone whose primary goal is to see their young children graduate high school.”

A nonhuman primate study led by Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., finds transplanted stem cells help kill HIV-infected cells by recognizing them as foreign invaders, much like they do for certain types of cancer; Sacha says: "As with all things in science, it’s going to be a long and winding road. But now that we understand the mechanisms of this, it sort of points us in a new direction, which is the cure is this way, and this is the road you have to walk."

Scripps News covers efforts underway to reduce harm and increase addiction treatment, including an interview with Bradley Buchheit, M.D., medical director of OHSU’s Harm Reduction and Bridges to Care clinic. He says, “Until those treatment services are easier to access than street drugs, it’s going to be really hard for us to get ourselves out of the current crisis that we’re in.”

Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., M.C.R., discusses the impact of a low-fat diet on quality of life and symptom management in a video interview.

A story on the effectiveness of antiviral treatments in reducing patient mortality references research from Kristina Bajema, M.D.

Continued coverage of research led by Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., on how stem cell transplantation can kill the virus that causes AIDS.