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."

Dr. Jamie Lo, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at OHSU, led the team of researchers.

“[Studies show] patients with low vision, especially children, tend to participate less in social activities and tend to have lower quality-of-life scores,” said Alan Labrum, a low vision optometrist at Oregon Health & Science University’s Casey Eye Institute.

Dr. Jamie Lo, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at OHSU, led the team of researchers.

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."

On Wednesday, nurses and doctors at Oregon Health & Science University held a discussion about why that’s happening — with a warning that the system is in crisis.

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.”

OHSU shares the capacity issues with other such facilities throughout the state.