A new study, led by Richard Maziarz, M.D., finds that adult lymphoma patients treated with CAR-T therapy showed marked improvement on a variety of self-reported quality of life measures. He says: “The need for patient-reported outcomes is increasingly being recognized in clinical trials in patients with cancer... We never will really understand if living 10 years with debility would be acceptable or unacceptable to a patient, unless we (ask about and) pursue the patient's personal goals of care.”

OHSU is named the No. 2 Doctorate of Nursing Practice program for 2020 by Best Health Degrees

New findings from the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study, of which OHSU is involved, show an increase in the rate of sudden cardiac arrest following decades of decline.

OHSU has the second-highest occupancy rate among all hospitals in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Matthias Merkel, M.D., says: “If a hospital is too empty, that’s stressful; if it’s too full, that’s stressful. Getting it exactly right hardly ever happens.”

Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D., describes bone as a “living organ” and notes that it “regulates a wide variety of biological phenomena in the body” in a story about the calcified organ.

Research by Mark Slifka, Ph.D., concludes adults who received a full series of vaccinations against tetanus and diphtheria as children do not need routine booster shots as is currently recommended in the U.S.

Jimmy Fallon purchases a pair of Doernbecher Air Jordan 6 shoes while sneaker shopping in New York City. The late-night television host says: “I want to get a ‘Doernbecher’ shoe. It is amazing what Nike does. It raises so much money for the hospital."

An OHSU patient experiences increased quality of life following surgery to treat his essential tremor. Delaram Safarpour, M.D., says new health care technology is “the biggest advancement over the last several years".

An OHSU patient case is cited within an investigative feature that uncovers the overall complexities of pharmaceutical and insurance company billing processes.

Amanda Bruegl, M.D., describes her research about disparate cervical cancer rates in Native American women.