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Portland ‘Jeopardy’ champ helps pancreatic cancer fight

KOIN-TV January 13, 2020
Jeopardy! Teen Tournament winner Avi Gupta donates $10,000 of his winnings to the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, plays Jeopardy! with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to learn about blood cancer research and treatments.

HIV In newborns | Tiny boats

OPB: Think Out Loud January 13, 2020
Research led by Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D., finds a single dose of antibodies given 30 hours after viral exposure can prevent infection in baby rhesus macaques born to HIV-positive mothers.

Why cancer death rates fell

Politico January 10, 2020
In response to the American Cancer Society’s recent announcement about the decrease in death rates from cancer, Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., says he suspects lifestyle/smoking is big driver of the decrease in deaths and “a tiny bit” may be due to new immunotherapy treatments.

Third body buried by Idaho avalanche identified

The Associated Press January 10, 2020
Molly Hubbard, M.D., a pediatric neurosurgery fellow recently hired as a faculty member, died this week in an avalanche while skiing near Kellogg, Idaho.
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