Avi Gupta, former Jeopardy! Teen Tournament champion who raised awareness and money for pancreatic cancer research at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, had a come-from-behind win to move to the semi-finals in the TV program’s High School Reunion Tournament. On the show, Gupta said the fundraising campaign he started in honor of former show host Alex Trebek has raised more than $200,000 for his hometown cancer center, the Knight Cancer Institute

A review of research and clinical knowledge on menstrual technology by Abigail Liberty, M.D., and a team of women's health clinicians, found alarming gaps: KOIN-TV.

Charles Blanke, M.D., says if a patient brings up the topic of Medical Aid in Dying, health care providers in states where it is legal should be prepared to explain how the law works, who is eligible for it and what it is like for patients.

OHSU researchers identify a pill used to treat a common skin disease as an “incredibly promising” treatment for alcohol use disorder, with people who received the medication, called apremilast, reducing their alcohol intake by more than half — from five drinks per day to two.

In an AAMC article on the topic of nursing shortages, Christine Bartlett, R.N., says: "It’s taken this pandemic — a huge health care crisis — to look at how we can move nursing to the next level. We know doing it the same old way isn’t going to work anymore.”

KATU-TV reports that, after three volunteer trips to Ukraine, training more than 1,500 people in 16 cities, Stephen Donnelly, M.D., left his role as an emergency medicine faculty member who works out of Columbia Memorial in Astoria to train health care workers to train health care workers: "I can teach people to teach others, then they can continue to save lives beyond just even the trips where I’m there. The reason for continuing is I think the people of Ukraine are amazing."

In a Wall Street Journal story about a pilot study in Pittsburgh using spinal stimulation to treat stroke, Helmi Lutsep, M.D., says, “I think it is amazing. I think patients will be thrilled if this comes to fruition.”

David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., who co-invented the medical imaging technology optical coherence tomography, is elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Larry Sherman, Ph. D., joins Portland Chamber Orchestra and singer/composer Naomi LaViolette for a spirited lecture on love and music on Valentine’s Day.

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute announces Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., and Shivaani Kummar, M.D., as the institute’s deputy directors; and, Tom Sellers, M.D., as the lead research officer.