Eneida Nemecek, M.D., is leading a new effort to increase participation in cancer clinical trials in the Latino communities by incorporating new strategies such as a Spanish-speaking patient navigator. She says: “One of the obstacles that Latino patients face when they enter the medical system is a communication barrier, and we want that [patient navigator] person to be almost a community link."

OHSU is among 83 U.S. hospitals recognized by HealthGrades for both patient safety excellence and outstanding patient experience.

OHSU virtual immediate care services provide quick care for a variety of health issues, including those with mild or moderate cases of respiratory illness such as COVID-19.

The Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center, a regional center of Oregon AHEC at OHSU, is hosting four MedQuest camps this year to help rural Oregon students explore potential careers in health care

In a story discussing decreasing mental health resources for children, including 200 residential beds being eliminated and only four programs remaining for youth in Oregon, Ajit Jetmalani, M.D., says: “Everybody else has left the field.”

Coverage of a proposed Oregon ban on flavored tobacco quotes James Bishara, M.D., who discusses the severe health risks of tobacco and addictive nature of flavored products among children and urges Oregonians to support harm-reduction measures.

A study by Dan Hartung, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Ph.D., and others found people recently released from incarceration face a risk of opioid overdose 10 times greater than the general public, and that the risk is significantly higher within the first two weeks of release.

OHSU researchers contributed to research that suggests a link between the virus that causes COVID-19 and inflammation and diseases that affect the brain.

A new documentary by OPB's history television program Oregon Experience explores the life and legacy of Marie Equi, M.D., who was one of Oregon’s first female physicians after graduating from the University of Oregon Medical School, which is now OHSU, and who also advocated for human rights, reproductive rights and free speech.

A first-of-its-kind study led by Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., tests approaches for fall prevention after chemotherapy treatment in postmenopausal women; she says, “We know exercising has an important role across the entire cancer continuum. Our goal was to dig deeper in this promising area for cancer survivors focused on their long-term health after treatment ends.”