A new OHSU study published in JAMA Open Network finds that, with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, more people use long-term birth control methods.

Melissa Haendel, Ph.D., is quoted as saying “we can catalyze discoveries that address this pandemic that none of us could enable alone” in coverage about the National COVID Cohort Collaborative, which includes a secure database to store and analyze COVID-19 patient data.

OHSU co-sponsored a statewide survey that found 55% of respondents thought it was too soon to reopen Oregon’s economy, and that more Republicans wanted to reopen the state’s economy than Democrats.

A story quotes Judy Guzman-Cottrill, D.O., as recommending that daycares and camps limit themselves to 10 kids and limiting crossover between kid groups to prevent virus transmission between groups.

Dede Montgomery, M.S., notes food processing facilities typically have employees working close together and that “You don’t have a lot of spaces that aren’t being utilized during that time. While we do have rules on the books about the physical distancing, it’s very difficult to do that when you have to completely change up your operation.”

George Keepers, Ph.D., notes individuals will likely react to the state’s reopening very differently.

OHSU nursing graduate Jadie Wick, M.S.N., is featured in Gov. Kate Brown’s 2020 commencement address.

A new method using artificial intelligence and automatized monitoring helps people with type 1 diabetes better manage glucose levels.

Esther Choo, M.D., describes the repeal of federal regulations that prohibit discrimination in health care against transgender patients as “heartbreaking” on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon.

In coverage about whether people who do not have symptoms can spread COVID-19, Mark Slifka, Ph.D., says “We should be monitoring each of the cases, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic and symptomatic, and checking for that secondary attack rate. Then we’ll have an answer.”