Brian Druker, M.D., is the 2020 recipient of the Watanabe Prize from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.

In a story about seniors using communications technology tools to overcome social isolation during the pandemic, Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D., describes a novel clinical trial that tests regular conversation via video to forestall cognitive decline.

Debbie Lamberger speaks about an increased volume of testing requests by individuals who don’t meet testing criteria. Many of these requests, she says, are due to employer requirement.

Thousands of households across the state have been invited to participate in Key to Oregon, a COVID-19 study that will provide state decision makers with data to help keep Oregon open and safe.

Dawn Nolt, M.D., M.P.H. is highlighted in a feature which celebrates frontline workers and volunteers who have assisted Oregon communities throughout the pandemic.

A feature about virtual health care includes comment from David Zonies, M.D. M.P.H., about OHSU’s virtual intensive care unit platform.

An editorial urging the habitual use of masks – akin to seat belts, helmets and condoms – to protect communities from COVID-19, includes comment from Ben Hoffman, M.D. He says: “the point is to reinforce for those already doing the right thing, and help convince those who have not made up their minds.”

OHSU drive-through testing sites are included in a story about the OHA’s new online resource for locating COVID-19 testing services.

Melissa Haendel, Ph.D., is quoted in a story about collaborative big data to develop a model for COVID-19, other diseases.

Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health center providing care for the greater-Bend area, was awarded $50,000 from the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program to help patients keep up with health screenings at home during COVID-19.