In an interview with OncLive, Jen-Jane Liu, M.D., discusses the benefits of using prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging in the localized disease setting for patients with prostate cancer.

The Triangle Business Journal writes that private equity players go to great lengths to purchase private physician practices, prompting concerns that care may take a back seat to return on investment. "It's essentially a consolidating force on steroids,” says Jane Zhu, M.D., who has published findings on the trend.

In an anonymous survey, many radiology residents reported that they feel a lack of in-person education has negatively impacted them. Joshua Nickerson, M.D., says, “I have had several convos with rads since this presentation and agree that there are some folks who are actually very effective remote teachers. But given the fact that many also are not, this is a reflection of the composite reality."

Biotech company Biological Dynamics is collaborating with the OHSU Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care to study the company’s ExoVitaTM Pancreas assay, a blood-based liquid biopsy for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. Rosalie Sears, Ph.D., says: “To say I’m excited about this is kind of an understatement. The real excitement is that, in a small volume of blood, we can very rapidly pull out particles that are the right size of interest. The small volume and quick processing are remarkable."

Oregon’s seven public universities are asking the Oregon Legislature for an increase in funding of $100 million over the biennium, amid inflation and other challenges. The Oregon Council of Presidents, comprising the seven university presidents and the president of OHSU, is also asking to double the budget for the Oregon Opportunity Grant to $400 million.

OPB-Radio's "Think Out Loud" program discusses the new coronavirus variant, Arcturus, and its potential impact on Oregon. Peter Graven, Ph.D., says he expects new variants to drive a new wave of hospitalizations in Oregon that will peak at around 500 patients in late June, but he expects the state’s hospital system to be able to handle any surge.

In a story about the OHSU Northwest Native American Center of Excellence’s efforts to help more American Indians and Alaska Natives enroll in health education programs and become health care workers, second-year medical student Jared Delaney describes how he felt when he first met center director Erik Brodt, M.D., while applying for the center’s pre-med pathway: “I cried so much because it was insane to me to see a physician that was Native. I’d never seen that before. He understood … it was a big deal to get where I was at."

Alyssa Colwill, M.D. discusses the impact abortion bans have had on where medical students and residents are choosing to train, citing a 15% increase in applicants for OHSU’s obstetrics and gynecology residency program this year: “I do think it is largely impacting residents’ decisions about where they are applying and what that means for their career trajectory.”

Alyssa Colwill, M.D., discusses OHSU's abortion training program for out-of-state residents in Part 2 of a series of articles about how Tennessee’s abortion ban has affected the training, recruitment and retention of OB-GYNs in the state. She says, “I do think it is largely impacting residents’ decisions about where they are applying and what that means for their career trajectory.”

Research by Teresa Zimmers, Ph.D., suggests the cytokine IL-6 may play a role in a cancer-related condition known as cachexia, which includes tumor-induced tissue wasting, weight loss and abnormal immune responses.