While interviewing obstetrician-gynecologists across the nation in 2021, Julia Tasset, M.D., says OHSU providers told her: “We are protected by our state ... We are prioritized within our institution ... and we are uplifted by our community.” Tasset was among those honored by Multnomah County commissioners when they proclaimed March 10, 2023, Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.

Kathleen Carlson, Ph.D., of the Oregon Firearm Injury Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms, a new multi-agency collaborative studying gun injury deaths, says many of these deaths involve substance abuse and unintentional access to firearms, adding: “Financial hopelessness and mental health, and the ‘deaths of despair,’ as we started to call them in 2020, are definitely a common factor as well.”

And Kimberly Hutchison, M.D., tells KXL Radio that people are more accident prone during the daylight savings time shift, and recommends people not use electric screens two hours before bedtime to improve sleep and overcome drowsiness after seasonal time changes.

A story about the Drug Enforcement Administration's new proposal that patients with substance use disorder who receive buprenorphine via telehealth see a professional in person every 30 days quotes Ximena Levander, M.D., as saying: “Where’s the evidence behind this 30-day requirement? There’s no evidence. It feels very arbitrary to say within 30 days come in. It’s really hard for a lot of people”

Angela Ozburn, Ph.D., discusses her team's discovery that a pill used to treat a common skin disease is an “incredibly promising” treatment for alcohol use disorder. People who received the medication apremilast reduced their alcohol intake by more than half.

A summary of discussions about the risks of gene editing embryos from the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., said his research team found large DNA deletions at the editing site in human embryos, and that these deletions might not be detected using standard tests.

In a first-person story about seasonal allergies, Shyam Joshi, M.D., says: “Environmental allergies are very common, with up to 40% of U.S. adults suffering from this chronic condition."

Stories explaining recent social media hype about the herbal supplement ashwagandha quote Amala Soumyanath, B.Pharm., Ph.D., who says: “While more confirmatory studies are needed, research in humans and preclinical models suggest that ashwagandha can improve sleep and reduce, stress, anxiety and depression.”

Lisa Egan, M.D., discusses cancer’s effect on sexual health and recommends all women have a “home base,” whether it’s a dedicated sexual health provider or primary care clinician, where they are able to openly discuss their needs and concerns.

A story about supply issues for the prostate cancer drug Pluvicto causing three-month or longer treatment delays for new patients quotes a tweet by Nadine Mallak, M.D. Their tweet reads in part: “We had four treatments cancelled just this last Friday. Very frustrating."