Tualatin Life publisher Mike Antonelli, who received outpatient COVID-19 care at OHSU, published a selfie with Jennifer Ulberg, B.S.N., RN, and Joy Stahl, B.S.N., RN, and wrote that the experience reminded him of “the importance of our health care workers and medical professionals who protect our health and make our community a better place.”

A LiveStrong article on the causes and effects of brain fog cites OHSU research, which found stress can lead to a lack of sleep, which can in turn can affect cognition.

An OHSU clinical trial is among the first to test whether aerobic exercise combined with existing treatments leads to the repair of myelin in people with MS, potentially increasing function and preventing neurodegeneration. Lindsey Wooliscroft, M.D., says, “We’re testing whether exercise might modify their disease so they can integrate it into their care routine with their neurologist and physical therapist:”

The Oregonian profiles an OHSU patient and her husband who pursued a drug that is not FDA-approved for her cancer. Their story illustrates issues with drug pricing, the cost of health care for consumers, and and error on the part of OHSU, who neglected to apply a self-pay discount at the time of treatment. In a statement, OHSU said: “We regret this mistake and have apologized to the patient, corrected our error, and amended the process to ensure the 35% discount is applied to all who qualify.”

Peter Jacobs, Ph.D., is a part of the Artificial Intelligence for Medical Systems Lab at OHSU, which focuses on developing decision support systems for people with diabetes and using big data sets to improve prediction algorithms.

Professor Emeritus Joe Gray, Ph.D., will participate in a Q&A session at the Livermore Public Library on the latest research into radiation exposure, andl address how individuals can protect themselves and respond to questions from attendees

Stephanie Dukhovy, M.D., discusses her talk on negotiation at the Society of Women in Urology Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference.

U.S. News & World Report includes OHSU among the top 50 medical schools across the nation for primary care.

Parents of a baby who was transferred to OHSU Doernbecher for critical care challenge their insurance provider’s denial of coverage for the entire ambulance ride

In a The Lund Report article on the impacts of the City of Portland’s decision to deny houseless people tents, Rachel Richmond, RN, says: “Preventing hypothermia in the rough sleeping population is currently one of our main objectives, and cutoffs for imminent weather shelters are at very low temperatures.”