Portland priest, who serves as on-call chaplain at OHSU, rings church bell to show love to health care workers and patients.

In a story about the onset of spring allergy season, Shyam Joshi, M.D., says, “This year people are paying attention to allergies more because of COVID. Is this from allergies? Is this COVID? It can be hard to figure out which one is which."

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., co-authors an op-ed describing the “vigorous academic debate” needed when discussing COVID-19.

Craigan Usher, Ph.D., says there is an increase in people having nightmares or odd dreams during the pandemic. Usher says that during stressful times, “We tend to awaken a lot more during the night and after every one of our sleep cycles. If we are awake and we are awake for long enough, that dream will be remembered in a much more vivid way."

In a story about prospects to track coronavirus over time, John Moorhead, M.D., says, “As we identify individuals who have tested positive, we’ll be better able to track them and then track their contacts in the community. That’s the way forward.”

Esther Choo, M.D., is among health professionals responding to president’s widely publicized comment about ingesting disinfectants. During an appearance on MSNBC, she says, “Those are things that we always worry that kids swallow accidentally.”

OHSU data scientist Peter Graven, Ph.D., leads early efforts to ‘flatten the curve’ in Oregon.

Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced OHSU and Mosaic Medical in central Oregon will receive more than $6 million to help both health care facilities continue to provide care during the pandemic.

Raptor Ridge Winery, along with 74 wineries in the Willamette Valley, create the “Wine for the Front Life” campaign aimed to donate one bottle of local wine to each front-line emergency department worker between Portland and Eugene.

OHSU students are making thousands of cloth face masks and donating them to institutions and individuals.