Zoe Tao, M.D., discusses how learning about transgenerational trauma can help clinicians motivate health equity, especially among historically marginalized groups like Native American and First Nations communities.

OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center employees vote to unionize.

Oregon Convention Center and PDX mass vaccination websites experience technical difficulties as tens of thousands of eligible Oregonians try to schedule appointments.

Kailani Raphael, M.D., discusses racial disparities in vaccine distribution, and his work on the Vaccine Advisory Committee.

An OpEd, written by OHSU-PSU School of Public Health student Morgan Godvin, urges Oregonians to be mindful of potential fraudulent fundraising opportunities for law enforcement.

Klaus Freuh, Ph.D., describes his involvement in developing a cytomegalovirus-based HIV vaccine candidate that is now being tested in a Phase 1 clinical trial sponsored by Vir Biotechnology.

The Casey Eye Institute’s new Elks Children’s Eye Clinic building has been completed.

Maureen Baldwin, M.D., M.P.H. and Paula Bednarek, M.D., M.P.H., discuss the benefits of abortion via telemedicine, particularly during the pandemic.

During a presentation at Maui Derm Live, Eric Simpson, M.D., M.C.R., described how he helps patients decide which atopic dermatitis treatment is best for them, saying “Clinicians should be developing their skills for shared decision-making because patients of all ages whose AD is not adequately controlled by topical therapy deserve a discussion of the pros and cons of systemic therapies."

A study by Nathalie Huguet, Ph.D., found that if Affordable Care Act protections for pre-existing condition coverage are no longer available, the coronavirus pandemic would leave many Americans – a disproportionate number of whom are people of color – without health insurance.