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Cases hit record in Malheur County, vax rate lowest in Oregon

Malheur Enterprise September 08, 2021
“It’s getting harder for the virus to find people susceptible right now, but unfortunately that’s because it’s infected so many already,” said Peter Graven, Ph.D., of OHSU’s Office of Advanced Analytics.

Oregon National Guard member plays piano at OHSU during lunch breaks

KATU-TV September 08, 2021
After witnessing a National Guard member at OHSU playing the piano at Doernbecher hospital, OHSU's Jen Smith, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. called the scene "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."

Oregon Poison Center fields more calls on COVID 'remedies'

Jefferson Public Radio September 07, 2021
The Oregon Poison Center at OHSU, Rob Hendrickson, M.D., support the FDA’s recommendation to not use the antiparasitic therapy ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19; there is no data that supports its use and its intentional misuse can cause health problems.

Improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in ophthalmology

EyeNet Magazine September 01, 2021
In a story about efforts to increase diversity within ophthalmology and how diverse health care teams can led to better patient outcomes, Ambar Faridi, M.D., notes: “This is especially important within ophthalmology, given that ethnic minorities have higher rates of diabetes retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma."
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