Pediatric resident Bridget O’Connell-Long, M.D., pens an op-ed urging the public and health care providers to follow guidance by local health authorities to limit the health risks of novel coronavirus.

Mark Lovgren and Miles Ellenby, M.D., on increasing interest in virtual visits.

Former Doernbecher cancer patient participates in a fundraiser to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The annual LLS firefighter stair climb event takes place in Seattle, however, was postponed this year due to risks of COVID-19; Firefighters and supporters in Lebanon continued on with the climb at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.

David Bangsberg, M.D., Ph.D., comments on potential school closures.

The first confirmed presumptive positive case of COVID-19 at OHSU.

Uma Borate, M.D., discusses treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukemia following relapse. She says cancer cells can “figure out, after a while, the therapies that we’re giving”.

New research conducted by Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D., finds that pregnancies among women with disabilities are 42% more likely to be unintended than pregnancies among women without disabilities.

In an interview, Paul Spellman, Ph.D., discusses a recent study using whole genome sequence to map alterations that drive many types of cancer. “It’s really exciting that we can look at the spectra of alterations over time and start to track causality associated with specific mutagenic processes,” he says.

Caroline Castillo, M.D., is quoted about coronavirus preparations at OHSU Tuality Community Hospital.

Carlos Crespo, Dr.P.H., comments on public health measures to contain the spread.