Mark Flory, Ph.D., says technology from Seer makes it possible to uncover the vast complexity of the proteome at scale and quantify protein variants to study their role in health and diseases like cancer.

A Journal of General Internal Medicine perspective co-authored by Honora Englander, M.D., Ximena Levander, M.D., M.C.R., and Jessica Gregg, M.D., Ph.D., calls for a minimally disruptive approach that would create flexible, adaptive, context-sensitive, individualized, coherent and holistic treatment options for opioid use disorder.

Anti-animal research activists issue a press release critical of OHSU's use of animal models in some surgical training; OHSU provided the following statement ...

In a 2022 ASH meeting presentation, Rebecca Silbermann, M.D., discusses findings from the phase 2 GRIFFIN study, which evaluated therapy options for reducing pain symptoms for patients with transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Silbermann says: “We had reductions in fatigue, meaningful reductions in pain, improvements in patient's overall assessment of their quality of life, and there was a signal that there was even better improvement in patient's symptoms for those who received daratumumab in combination with the lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone."

In a 2022 ASH meeting presentation, Rebecca Silbermann, M.D., discusses findings from the phase 2 GRIFFIN study, which evaluated therapy options for reducing pain symptoms for patients with transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Silbermann says: “We had reductions in fatigue, meaningful reductions in pain, improvements in patient's overall assessment of their quality of life, and there was a signal that there was even better improvement in patient's symptoms for those who received daratumumab in combination with the lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone.

In a USA Today story about the potential of using cannabis to relieve chronic pain, Devan Kansagara, M.D., M.C.R., says the scientific evidence is thin right now. He says, “You’d like to see what happens with these products over a longer period of time ideally. I would like to see that before recommending wholesale to patients.”

In an article about how hospital finances impact the critical shortage of pediatric hospital beds, the fact that Doernbecher implemented crisis standards of care is mentioned.

OHSU is among health systems around the country charging patients for detailed responses to complex health care queries posed via platforms, such as MyChart.

Matthias Merkel, M.D., Ph.D., joins experts from Legacy, Providence and OHA in updating the public about the severe capacity constraints metro health systems continue to face and encouraging individuals to follow the public health measures that proved effective in preventing transmission during the height of the pandemic, thus lowering the number of adults and children requiring hospitalization for RSV, flu and COVID-19.

Crisis standards of care -- OHSU, Legacy, Providence and Kaiser Permanente implement crisis standards of care for adults.