Christina Milano, M.D. speaks with KATU-TV about gender identity and transgender health. She says, “as we become a gender-affirming society, it will be ok to say ‘I’m pretty sure I was born in the wrong body.’”

In an article about ocular disorders and rheumatic disease, James T. Rosenbaum, M.D. says, “A knowledge of these relationships and their implications can improve the care of both the eye and the joint disease.”

Maria Rodriguez, M.D., provides insight about choosing the “right” at-home pregnancy test. She says, despite various product designs and price-points, “the main thing to know is that all pregnancy test essentially work in the same way.”

Matt Noble, M.D., discusses the health impacts of pediatric pot ingestion, as well as safe storage processes for marijuana edibles.

Paula Amato, M.D., and a patient speak about Senate Bill 911 which would require Oregon insurers to cover the cost of fertility preservation when a patient needs to undergo medical treatment that may risk or cause infertility.

Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez, M.D., says that, in collaboration with OHSU educational efforts, the Sky Lakes Collaborative Health Center could help to address rural health care challenges, including physician shortages.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes a 2017 OHSU case study about Oregon’s only report of tetanus in more than 30 years.

A Bend Bulletin article written by Tracy Severson, R.D., L.D., provides guidance to individuals seeking a heart-healthy diet. “The key is consistency. Instead of starting a highly restrictive diet that you will inevitably quit, begin making small but sustainable changes to your daily routine,” she says.

An OHSU patient enrolled in the SMMART trial shares her exceptional response to treatment and says: “I had to tell my family so many bad things over the summer to be able to tell them some good news, they cried with happiness. It’s going to go down as one of the highlights of my life.”

Roger Dailey, M.D., discusses the evaluation and diagnosis process for cases of thyroid eye disease.