Darren Malinoski, M.D., discusses telehealth's importance for patient-centered care, rural patients benefiting from telehealth, and digital equity being the next social determinant of health during an AAMC-organized congressional briefing.

Ryan Petering, M.D., comments on the impacts that the pandemic has had on the physical health and fitness of children. He says: “Kids just aren't in as good of a physical shape…We really believe it's critical that kids get back to exercising and get outdoors and get back to whatever sport it is they like to do.”

An OHSU study found that, compared to younger people, older individuals produced fewer antibodies against the novel coronavirus after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Samuel Edwards, M.D., leads a Health Affairs study that found medical practices that use collaborative management styles, including better communication, there’s less burnout.

While discussing a study that found a mutational link between consuming red meat and colorectal cancer, Paul Spellman, Ph.D., says: “For lung cancer, we developed that mechanistic understanding maybe 10 or 20 years ago. We now are getting there for red meat and processed meat and colorectal cancer.”

OHSU is one of five initial Parkinson’s Foundation Centers of Excellence, which are part of the foundation’s lager efforts to advance patient-centered research for the condition.

In a story about Portland area emergency departments experiencing a surge of patients that can result in longer wait times, Mary Tanski, M.D., says: “Some of the increase probably has to do with during the peak of the pandemic; patients were not seeking care as they normally did.”

Atul Deodhar, M.D., MRCP, comments on a study about the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in active ankylosing spondylitis.

Casey Seideman, M.D., discusses gender gaps involving pay and recognition in the field of urology.

While discussing the pain-inducing condition fibromyalgia, Atul Deodhar, M.D., says: “The majority of people, even doctors, still have the idea that this is a psychological condition, or that these women are faking their pain."