The Portland Business Journal provides a sneak peek at the OHSU Gary & Christine Rood Family Pavilion; pediatric patients and their families will move into the space on Jan. 23.

Ajit Jetmalani, M.D. speaks with KATU-TV about the largest impacts to pediatric and adolescent mental health.

An Oregonian feature highlights the impact of OHSU’s body donation program on students, families and the community. Tamara Ostervoss says, “this is a privilege and we take it seriously. The family has entrusted this person to us. We have a moment of silence for the donors and thank them for their gift.”

Heidi Nelson, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues publish updated U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to suggest clinicians should offer risk-reducing medications for women at high risk for breast cancer who are at low risk for adverse medication events.

OHSU graduate students co-author opinion piece on the topic of gender violence in medicine, and urge the medical education community to take four fundamental steps to address the issue.

Alanna Braun, M.D. comments on potential legislation that will allow universal home visits.

Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., M.P.H. discusses socioeconomic gaps associated with Autism diagnosis and care in the U.S.

Ben Hoffman, M.D., speaks to Good Morning America about the AAP’s car seat safety guidelines, citing that over three-quarters of car safety seats are installed with critical errors that may impact the way the car seat works and lead to increased risk of injury for children.

A research team led by Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., found that media outlets are not unfairly targeting the pharmaceutical industry for rising health care costs; Prasad says, “You hear the pharmaceutical industry gets villainized and picked on, and the first thing we found is that didn’t appear to be the case.”

Governor Kate Brown mentions the Doernbecher Freestyle program, and patient-designer Jacob Burris during her 2019 State of the State address.