OHSU in the news

We’re already designing babies

Medium February 27, 2019
In a story that raises questions about genetic testing of embryos, Paula Amato, M.D., points to the potential of gene-repair techniques pioneered at OHSU. She says, “if it turns out to be safe, why wouldn’t we use it? You could increase the number of available embryos, increase the efficiency of the whole process, and decrease the number of embryos you have to discard.”

Sexual harassment in medicine

AAMC News February 15, 2019
An AAMC News column on diversity and inclusion cites a 2018 report that found women in medicine have instinctively banded together to counter a culture that too often tolerated harassment long before the #MeToo movement; in response to the report, Esther Choo, M.D., says: “To see the prevalence laid out like that was shocking.”
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