OHSU is among six Portland health systems that have supported the development of three low-income housing projects since 2016 through the Housing as Health Initiative.

Pre-clinical findings from collaborative research involving the Knight Cancer Institute suggest a possible therapeutic target in melanoma.

Story uses a quote from Mark Slifka, Ph.D., about some people who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine having blood-clotting issues: “There are a lot of causes of blood clotting, a lot of predisposing factors, and a lot of people who are at increased risk – and these are often also the people who are being vaccinated right now.”

Mark Miller, D.M.D., describes how the OHSU School of Dentistry has provided vaccination training to about 350 community dentists, which President Biden recently declared are now able to administer COVID-19 vaccines even though they are already eligible to do so in Oregon.

Bobbie-Jo Webb-Robertson, Ph.D., co-director of the OHSU-PNNL Precision Medicine Innovation Co-Laboratory, is one of four notable scientists with joint appointments at other universities in the region featured by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Deb Robertson, M.D., an emergency medicine physician trained at OHSU, is named Woman of the Year in Blaine County, Idaho.

Maria Fleseriu, M.D., provides expert perspective about early results of a hormone treatment for Cushing’s syndrome.

Ajit Jetmalani, M.D., is interviewed about the mental health impact on kids from the pandemic and returning to school.

In an interview, Amy Hermesch M.D., says that there is no reason to believe that COVID vaccinations are harmful to pregnant individuals.

Retired Portland teacher Rick Barde, who was hospitalized for about two months with COVID-19 and is now at a local rehabilitation center, is appreciative of the discharge parade OHSU staff held for him, saying: "You develop relationships with those folks and I know they don't have as many successes. Mine being a feel good story, I know it was probably more of a success to them."