o OHSU genome sequencing lab identifies first three cases of the omicron variant in Oregon.

Lebanon community organizes holiday decorating event, spaghetti feed in support of 13-year-old boy receiving treatment for cancer at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

Leslie Bienen, M.D., co-authors op-ed that calls for policymakers to tie pandemic guidance to COVID-19 hospitalization metrics, especially in highly vaccinated areas, instead of only using virus case counts.

3,700 CEOs/top executives in Oregon and Southwest Washington name OHSU and OHSU Hospital most admired "health care companies" in Oregon.

Peter Graven, Ph.D., tells The Oregonian: "We’re on the edge here. The delta variant remains high in Oregon. If omicron turns out to cause severe illness and hospitalization, we would see serious strain on hospital resources."

Robert Martindale, M.D., tells The Independent it is surprising how little we know about how coffee affects the gastrointestinal tract, given it's popularity; drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate the opposite end of the gastrointestinal tract within minutes, which means “it’s probably going through the gut-brain axis.” That is, the arrival of coffee in the stomach sends a message to the brain, which then “stimulates the colon to say, ‘Well, we’d better empty out, because things are coming downstream.’”

Former OHSU patient in need of a heart transplant receives life-saving procedure last year; OHSU reactivated its Heart Transplant Program in August of 2019 and has since performed 12 heart transplants.

OHSU releases full Covington investigation; board chair, president commit to change.

OHSU, Hillsboro Medical Center team up with the Hillsboro Hops to vaccinate 5- to 18-year-olds; Lori James-Nielsen, RN, B.S.N., M.H.A., says, "Hillsboro Medical Center hopes all eligible children get vaccinated, and we're looking forward to protecting some of our young community members in a place kids associate with fun, healthy activities."

Portland State University holds official, virtual opening for the new Vanport Building located at 1810 SW 5th Ave., which serves as a new home for PSU's College of Education, the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland Community College's dental hygiene and dental assisting programs and the City of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.