A letter co-authored by Ben Hoffman, M.D., and Dana Braner, M.D., about the health care challenges associated with the Oregon Health Plan’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) waiver. Hoffman and Braner say: “EPSDT serves as the safety net for children’s health, and the backbone of the Medicaid program for children. Waiving that provision fundamentally discriminates against children … Children are not little adults, and their health needs must be considered separately from the adult health system.”

Amy Hermesch, M.D., Ph.D., says: "Every patient that I see, I encourage them to get the COVID vaccine, because it is safe and it does reduce the risk of getting COVID, and if you do get it, you don't get as sick. That's better for you and the baby."

Jacob Raber, Ph.D., weighs in on smoking-cessation programs, e-cigarettes and other smoking-related concerns, in an article on the financial and health impacts of smoking

OHSU has requested the COVID antiviral pill paxlovid from the OHA, which is offering its initial shipment of the medication to community health clinics and rural health systems.

OHSU study: administering a gut bacterium among very low birth weight infants reduced the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis.

In a report on rising rates of pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations, Carl Eriksson, M.D., says: “Today, we have more kids hospitalized in Oregon than we have at any point during the pandemic … be thoughtful about the risks of exposing you and your family.”

An internal OHSU e-mail is referenced in a story about the impacts of test shortages in the hospital in a story about limited testing availability in the region.

Oregon Health and Science University researchers also contributed to the study, which was published on Tuesday in the Journal of Natural Products.

OSU, OHSU study reveals compounds in hemp demonstrate an ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.

In news coverage about 19 Oregon children hospitalized for COVID-19, Carl Eriksson, M.D., says: “We’re all very concerned that we still have a pretty significant population of unvaccinated kids who are at risk for serious complications with COVID and those complications include hospitalizations, needing a mechanical ventilator and death unfortunately."