Nine nursing students on the School of Nursing's La Grande campus will travel to Honduras to take part in an international service project focused on health-related outreach and sustainable development; nursing student Jessica Norton says, “For most of us, we are wanting to be able to have more experience caring for a more diverse population. We’d like to gain that experience with a more diverse community and increase access to the care that they’re unable to receive.”

In a Slate article that explores the assertion that if one weighs more than 155 pounds, Plan B is ineffective; Alison Edelman, M.D., says it’s not that Plan B doesn’t work after a certain weight, per se, it's that weight “is a risk factor for emergency contraception failure.”

The May 6 COVID-19 forecast by Peter Graven, Ph.D., is cited in an article on Multnomah County's recommendation to wear masks indoors.

A story about the future of vision and eye care notes the OHSU Casey Eye Institute performed the first in vivo CRISPR gene therapy procedure in 2020 as part of a clinical trial to evaluate a potential treatment for a rare genetic mutation that severely impairs vision.

Maria Rodriguez, M.D., discusses options to make insertion of intrauterine devices, or IUDs, more comfortable for patients

In a story about gender-affirming surgery enabling transgender patients to have a penis, Jens Berli, M.D., says many patients are very familiar with surgical variations and ask detailed questions of their providers before undergoing surgery.

OHSU's work-from-home policy is highlighted in a Review of Ophthalmology article on "outfitting your practice for the future"; Jessica Mahlum says: “Many staff members agree that the policy provides a better work-life balance. Besides the initial bumps of the unknown, it’s been a great adaptation to a rapidly changing culture.”

In a story on melanoma awareness, Randy Moore, M.D., says: "By the time melanomas advance, the cure rate’s only about 30%, so early detection is paramount.”

New study led by Juan Piantino, M.D., reveals the effects of extended space flight on astronauts’ brains: "These findings have important implications as we continue space exploration. It also forces you to think about some basic fundamental questions of science and how life evolved here on Earth.”

In a story regarding COVID-19 antiviral treatments, YoungYoon Ham, Pharm.D., says: "If you have COVID and you are sick, just ask. I don’t want people to be scared away by stories that they’ve heard about how limited these treatments are — because other places have limited them more than we have."