A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired sports fans.

More than 18,000 people participated in the 47th annual Shamrock Run Fest in Portland, raising funds for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and local nonprofits.

More than 18,000 people participated in the 47th annual Shamrock Run Fest in Portland, raising funds for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and local nonprofits.

Everyday Health shares the basics about migraines, including risk factors, treatments, and migraines’ connection to seizures. Joanna Galindo, M.D., says, “I do not think there is strong enough evidence to suggest migraine can cause seizure. On the other hand, migraine can be a symptom for a small portion of patients with epilepsy.”

A team of OHSU researchers led by Jared Fischer, Ph.D., and Jose Montoya Mira, Ph.D., developed a new blood test that identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy. Montoya says, “There is no real test that is directly pointing at pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer usually comes out as a problem that is found from many other symptoms”

Seattle Medium reports on how music positively impacts the brain and can boost memory, mood and mental wellness, citing insight from Larry Sherman, Ph.D.: “When you play an instrument, neurons fire in your brain, which gives it a workout -- and can even create new neurons.”

OHSU researchers find a significant decline in the number of practicing OB/GYNs has occurred in 12 states with the most restrictive reproductive health policies. Jane Zhu, M.D., says, “Health care providers are like any other group -- they can vote with their feet -- and the fact that they are leaving the states in which clinical autonomy and decision making is constrained is very worrisome. These shifts have enormous ramifications for care access and quality.”

OHSU researchers find a significant decline in the number of practicing OB/GYNs has occurred in 12 states with the most restrictive reproductive health policies. Jane Zhu, M.D., says, “Health care providers are like any other group -- they can vote with their feet -- and the fact that they are leaving the states in which clinical autonomy and decision making is constrained is very worrisome. These shifts have enormous ramifications for care access and quality”

OHSU researchers have found that consuming cannabis while pregnant could affect fetal lung development and function, potentially leading to the development of chronic respiratory health conditions, such as asthma, in adolescence and adulthood. Jamie Lo, M.D., says, “Patients were sharing that they were using cannabis for their morning sickness, nausea, vomiting. What we've been finding is there's been impacts to the baby's heart, the lung, the brain.”

New OHSU research provides critical insight for the development of a vaccine that can more effectively block the spread of herpesvirus transmission to babies before they are born, which can result in lifelong health complications. Daniel Malouli, Ph.D., says, “We hope that our work can pave the way for the selection of more promising vaccine targets, which we will test in future studies. Ultimately, we hope our research leads to an effective vaccine that can be made widely available."