In a story quoting epidemiologists about how to handle children who are too young to be vaccinated, Emily Henkle, Ph.D., says, “We will try to stay outdoors where possible, but will allow kids to be indoors without masks with a few select families.”

OHSU’s COVID-19 vaccination site at the Portland International Airport will close five days earlier than initially announced; its last day of operations now is June 19.

New research conducted by Maria Rodriguez, M.D., describe the first two years of abortion services covered by Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act, and the distances traveled by women to receive care.

In a story about chewable birth control pills, Shaalini Ramanadhan, M.D., says the product may be useful since a third to half of people forget to take their pill.

The Portland Business Journal recognizes Diana Gernhart as chief financial officer of the year. Asked about her biggest professional accomplishment of the past year, she says, “Not my biggest accomplishment but my colleagues within OHSU in establishing the various access points for the COVID-19 vaccine. They have sacrificed their personal time and continue to do so above and beyond their day jobs to ensure ‘shots in the arms’ for Oregonians.”

KOIN-TV features several people who volunteer at the All4Oregon COVID-19 mass vaccination site at the Oregon Convention Center, including Jim Hansen, who says “it’s history in the making.”

Chris Laman, Pharm.D., director of the Knight Cancer Collaborative at OHSU and Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, earns individual business leader of the year from Clatsop Economic Development Resources.

Ian S. Metzler, M.D., MTM, is lead author on a new study involving the use of a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidney stones through a small puncture through the skin.

In a story about new efforts to move psychedelic drugs such as ecstasy, or MDMA, into the mainstream of medicine, Atheir Abbas, M.D., Ph.D., says: “It’s not understood what the role of MDMA… is in facilitating the psychotherapy, and what’s happening neurobiologically... a guided, more psychotherapy-oriented approach is probably warranted.”

Rob Hendrickson, M.D., warns against a the Benadryl social media challenge: “I think it's a common thought that over-the-counter medications are safe, but when you take them in excess, they can be very dangerous.