Mark Slifka, Ph.D., says older adults have a less robust immune system and, as a result, vaccine protection can wane more quickly.

Fikadu Tafesse, Ph.D. says “You will get better protection by also getting vaccinated as compared to just an infection.”

In a story on ‘high risk’ travel destinations, Carlos Crespo, Ph.D., says a big factor is the rate of infection where you’re traveling.

As Oregon surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19, new projections from Peter Graven, Ph.D., show continued severe strain on Oregon hospitals until mid-November.

Alison Edelman, M.D., is leading research to help understand whether COVID-19 vaccination and changes to menstrual cycles are related.

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., and John Moorhead, M.D., comment on one Oregon physician questioning the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.

In a story on the need for people who have had COVID-19 to get vaccinated, Fikadu Tafesse, Ph.D., says: “You will get better protection by also getting vaccinated as compared to just an infection.”

Research by Leslie Hammer, Ph.D., shows workplaces can improve employee well-being by decreasing work demands, increasing employee control over their work and improving social support.

A National Guard member deployed to OHSU plays the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital piano during her breaks, which touched Jen Smith, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., during a challenging day: " ... a beautiful moment of someone in uniform who was blessing us on her break with some beautiful music, which really was grounding for me, to remind me of the beauty and the good in the midst of this really hard time."

Richard Maziarz, M.D., presents a retrospective analysis at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Hematologic Oncology on CAR-T survival outcomes for patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.