In a feature citing that tens of millions of positive COVID-19 test results were not included in official state tallies due to ‘testing errors, misdiagnoses and sluggish public health response,’ Donna Hansel, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the importance of complete testing counts.

Honora Englander, M.D., says peer mentors who are recovering from substance abuse disorder and are involved in OHSU’s Improving Addition Care Team, provide a fresh perspective for healthcare providers caring for patients with the disorder

A story covers the state’s recently released legislative framework for statewide budget cuts, citing the likely preservation of funding for OHSU schools, the Child Development and Rehabilitations Center and the Oregon Poison Center.

Andrrzej Stadnik co-authors a study from 30 U.S. cancer centers across the country on adults with untreated Burkitt lymphoma from 2009 - 2018.

In a feature about a COVID-19 survivor treated with convalescent plasma, Akram Kahn, M.D. says: “ This is still an experimental therapy…We don’t know if the patient got better because of convalescent plasma, or they got better because their body responded to the virus in such a manner that healed itself. It still remains experimental.”

Continued coverage of new publication by Gail Mandel, Ph.D., and colleagues showing RNA repair holds promise in reversing mutations underlying a rare neurological disorder.

Bradley Tebo, Ph.D., comments on the discovery of oxidizing manganese microbes in the water system in Pasadena, California.

A story questions the utilization of AI-powered decision support tools. Abhijit Pandit says that OHSU’s regression-powered algorithm is “meant for operational care, not for research.”

Peter Graven, Ph.D., discuss data associated with Oregon coronavirus cases. He says: “To be honest, we’re right back where we started.”

Story highlights work led by Albert Chi, M.D., to create a 3D printed emergency ventilator. Chi says, “The pandemic has opened people’s eyes to the incredible utility of 3D printing."