In a virtual roundtable discussion hosted by GenomeWeb, Karin Rodland, Ph.D., discusses how to better understand genetic contributions to protein levels and activity in causing disease.

An article on the topic of back pain, Roger Chou, M.D., says medication for chronic back pain “should be an adjunct for older adults, and not the main treatment."

In a KATU story about the persistent shortage of mental health practitioners in Oregon, George Keepers, M.D., says: “Oregon has a history of not providing adequate mental health care that goes back many, many years.”

RT covers new OHSU research revealing racial and ethnic disparities in use of pediatric asthma care.

Ian Metzler, M.D., receives a Urology Care Foundation Humanitarian Grant award, which will enable the coordination of projects in Trinidad and Tobago to incorporate surgical simulation into workshops, allowing for a greater breadth of skills to be taught to more trainees at every level.

Neuroscience News covers a new OHSU study about micronutrients benefitting children with ADHD and emotional dysregulation. Jeni Johnstone, Ph.D., says: “Supplementing with all known vitamins and essential minerals, at doses between Recommended Daily Allowance and Upper Tolerable Limit, may improve mood and concentration in children with ADHD and emotional dysregulation.”

OHSU’s efforts to encourage more American Indians and Alaska Natives to pursue careers in health care is beginning to pay off, as more Native students enroll in the OHSU School of Medicine. Erik Brodt, M.D., says: “It’s becoming increasingly normal for American Indian and Alaska Natives to treat patients in OHSU’s hospitals and clinics, and for Natives to study in our schools. Some days it feels a little bit like we’re in the middle of a dream. We’re determined to make this dream normal not just for OHSU and Oregon, but across the U.S."

An article addresses the correlation between veterans and tinnitus, mentioning that OHSU and the VA Portland Health Care System have collaborated on research to study this issue in the past.

Brett Sheppard, M.D., discusses methods for improving pancreatic cancer outcomes for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, who have the worst pancreatic cancer survival rate of any major racial or ethnic group. "It's hard to undo a hundred years or more of atrocities and bias, but that's what we have to do," he says.

Ov Slayden, Ph.D., and Oleh Taratula, Ph.D., develop a new nanotechnology approach to locate and remove endometriosis lesions.