A recent study led by Pepper Schedin, Ph.D., finds the risk of breast cancer metastasis is 50% higher among women diagnosed within five years of childbirth. Schedin says: “This has profound implications for prognosis. A postpartum diagnosis can move women who appear to have a good prognosis into a high-risk category.”

A new study led by Skyler Jackman, Ph.D., identifies a long-sought gene-encoded protein that enables the brain to communicate a broad range of signals across gaps between neurons, known as synapses.

Obstetrician-gynecologist LeRoy Heinrichs, M.D., Ph.D., who earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from OHSU in 1967 and was a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery and treating infertility, died Sept. 21.

In an interview with KOIN-TV, Peter Graven, Ph.D., says predictors show a potentially severe flu season and suggests people get both the flu shot and COVID booster.

The Hill covers the potential for a “twindemic” as the nation deals with children’s hospitals crowded with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu. The article includes a statement from Doernbecher Children's Hospital: “The best thing parents can do to keep their kids and themselves healthy and safe are to keep doing all their good handwashing and precautions we’ve learned over the last couple years when people are sick, as well as getting their flu vaccines and bivalent COVID boosters when they are able.

In response to FDA approval of upadacitinib for the treatment of non-radiographic axial spondylarthritis, Atul Deodhar, M.D., says "Today's FDA approval offers an important new therapeutic option for patients and their caregivers to help take control of their symptoms and disease."

A pediatric cancer survivor who raised money for Doernbecher Children's Hospital by selling baked goods receives a surprise visit from the Fox 12-Les Schwab Surprise Squad with a carload of toys for Doernbecher patients and baking supplies for her.

In a story about dentists and physicians collaborating to improve patient health, Gary Stafford, D.M.D., describes how OHSU School of Dentistry faculty and students collaborate with other health professionals at OHSU dental clinics as well as through interprofessional education and while giving COVID-19 and flu vaccines.

In an interview for KATU-TV's AM Northwest, Evie Hobbs, M.D., discusses the importance of mammograms and early detection for breast cancer. She says, “What we know is that early detection is so incredibly important in catching breast cancer early so that we can provide treatment to reduce the risk of recurrence.”

KOIN-TV profiles OHSU's Hospital-at-home program, interviewing Darren Malinoski, M.D., and OHSU patient Lesley Malinoski, his mother.