A feature story in the Tri-City Herald features Doernbecher Freestyle patient-designer Kahleah Corona.

In conjunction with OSPIRG’s annual toy safety report – “Trouble in Toyland” – Ben Hoffman, M.D. discusses the potential dangers, ranging from high-powered magnets to latex balloons, to consider before purchasing holiday gifts for children.

The Columbia Memorial Hospital-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative performed its first stereotactic body radiation therapy procedure in October, establishing treatment capacity previously not available in the North Coast region.

An international team of study co-authors, led by Archie Bleyer, M.D., publish a study finding men as young as 17-years-old are experiencing an increasing incidence of carcinoma of the prostate.

Eric Walsh, M.D., emeritus professor, co-authors column for STAT lamenting the closure of Hopewell House, an inpatient hospice facility in Portland.

Jonathan P. Betlinski, M.D., notes that it’s important to know which community resources are available to a telemedicine psychiatry patient in case of an emergency.

Ben Hoffman, M.D. is quoted in a Parentology.com article about car seat safety during the winter months.

Kara Connelly, M.D., and Jess Guerriero, M.A., M.S.W., discuss a survey of Oregonian transgender youth, which found 75% of transgender and non-binary respondents have not received medical care for their transition.

California researchers are working with OHSU to plan a clinical trial involving a promising treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Story highlights the rise in HIV cases among people who are homeless, focusing on a patient at OHSU Hospital.