After her daughter underwent a stem cell transplant for cancer treatment, a West Linn resident runs a nonprofit that offers care and lodging free of charge to patients undergoing a transplant at OHSU.

OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is among the beneficiaries of the annual Northwest Classic Credit Union for Kids fundraising campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Precision Medicine Online quotes Mark Pennesi, M.D., about the promising use of CRISPR in gene editing therapy to fix a rare form of blindness. "Some of these patients can't even read the big 'E' on the eye chart," Pennesi says. "It's not surprising that every patient doesn't have an improvement." Although some of the improvements may seem small, they could mean the difference between being able to avoid obstacles when walking and not, he notes.

A Bloomberg story about the cost of, and health concerns around, tampon use cites an OHSU study that found pads hold as much blood as tampons and menstrual cups.

OHSU will receive $250,000 from the state Opioid Settlement Board to provide technical assistance for addiction treatment in jails. Dan Hoover, M.D., says, “There’s a culture change that we get to influence in jails … and a continual interchange of understanding that’s built.”

Phil and Penny Knight’s donations to OHSU are featured in a Portland Tribune article on the Knight family’s philanthropic contributions to the state of Oregon and college athletics.

In a Becker’s Hospital Review article recognizing the top cancer hospitals in each state, the OHSU Hospital/OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is listed as the top institution for Oregon.

OHSU-led research reveals a promising approach to developing a universal influenza vaccine, a platform that also could be useful against the next pandemic. Jonah Sacha, M.D., says, “For viruses of pandemic potential, it’s critical to have something like this. We set out to test influenza, but we don’t know what’s going to come next.”

Multnomah County is moving forward with a plan to offer opportunities for people in possession of illicit drugs to deflect from the criminal justice system to treatment, once a new state law takes effect Sept. 1. The story cites OHSU’s expertise in hosting a workshop on the topic.

Multnomah County is moving forward with a plan to offer opportunities for people in possession of illicit drugs to deflect from the criminal justice system to treatment, once a new state law takes effect Sept. 1. The story cites OHSU’s expertise in hosting a workshop on the topic.