OHSU in the news

TriMet making investments to boost safety, bring back riders

Oregon Public Broadcasting September 19, 2023
Rob Hendrickson, M.D., comments on a recent study in which levels of fentanyl and methamphetamine were found on several of MAX trains: “It was detected but incredibly, incredibly small amounts, and not enough … to cause fentanyl or methamphetamine toxicity. It doesn’t reflect a risk to TriMet passengers or employees, but it does reflect that people are handling and using drugs in public places."

OHSU reports strong profits, but cites fast-rising wages and drug costs

The Lund Report September 19, 2023
John Hunter, M.D., says OHSU expects to double its volume of cancer patients by 2030 and hire an additional 200 faculty members for cancer-related services: “It is a service line that is going to be good financially (for OHSU) as well as to serve Oregonians with the care they can only receive at OHSU."

Strike looms for OHSU nurses

KDRV September 19, 2023
ONA-represented nurses at OHSU vote to authorize a strike. A strike has not been declared and may not be declared; rather, OHSU and ONA continue to meet and negotiate the terms of a new contract.

More than 90% of OHSU nurses vote to authorize strike

KLCC-FM September 19, 2023
ONA-represented nurses at OHSU vote to authorize a strike. A strike has not been declared and may not be declared; rather, OHSU and ONA continue to meet and negotiate the terms of a new contract.

Mature sperm lack intact mitochondrial DNA

Science Daily September 18, 2023
A Nature study co-led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., provides insight about the bedrock scientific principle that mitochondrial DNA — the distinct genetic code embedded in the organelle that serves as the powerplant of every cell in the body — is exclusively passed down by the mother.
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