Mara Sherman, Ph.D., co-authors a study led by the University of Michigan suggesting method to starve pancreatic cancer cells.

Avital O’Glasser, M.D., says the recently released TV version of the musical Hamilton resonates with her because “the recurring refrains of ‘who tells our story” and ‘being a part of the narrative’ are a source of hope for me in these times when medicine is so frequently challenged, distrusted, or politicized. Hamilton gives me hope that we can use our voices to save lives”

Hayes Bakken, M.D., supports the OHA recommendation, not a requirement, that children ages 2 to 11 wear masks: “Some toddlers – 2-, 3-year-olds -- are happily wearing masks and actually look a little nervous when we tell them to take them down to, for example, look in their mouth or examine their nose. [Older children] melt down, they have total tantrums. Or kids just can’t stop touching their face, pulling on the mask.”

In addition to limited on-the-ground training for new firefighters and new COVID-19 protocols, Gopal Allada, M.D., says diminished air quality poses another challenge: “Wildfires tend to emit small, microscopic particles that get into the lungs that can cause distressing symptoms.”

An evidence review led by Heidi Nelson, M.D., prompts the U.S. Preventive Services Initiative to recommend that primary care physicians screen women and adolescent girls aged 13 years or older for anxiety.

Katherine Zuckerman, M.D., responds to a new study that found most toddlers who screen positive for autism do not receive the recommended referrals for follow-up tests and therapies.

OHSU survey finds majority of people with multiple sclerosis use complementary and alternative medicine, with many using cannabis.

Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, Ben Hoffman, M.D., says: “There really is no safe way to use fireworks, and there’s no safe way to do it around children. Every time you do it, you’re just rolling the dice. There are a lot of burns and severe injuries to the hands and face including, like, fingers being blown off.”

David Sibell, M.D., responds to a study that found the rate of long-term prescriptions for muscle relaxants to treat back and other muscle pain tripled between 2005 and 2016.

In response to questions about how COVID-19 spreads and behaves in children, Dawn Nolt, M.D., says: ““We’ve always thought since the start of the pandemic that children are not the amplifiers of an outbreak. They end up being the end product.”