STAT News reports on new research that pinpoints protein changes in cerebrospinal fluid highly associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease, creating potential to foster new treatments and earlier intervention. Joseph Quinn, M.D., says this work isn’t the first to hunt for patterns within large numbers of Alzheimer’s-associated proteins, but “it does have the potential to give us new insights into some of the biology underlying Alzheimer’s disease.”

Following the end of Roe v. Wade, a study finds deaths of infants in Texas increased by 13% in 2022, driven by fatal birth defects. Maria Isabel Rodriguez, M.D., says, “As a doctor, these moments are both haunting and heartbreaking. In a post-Roe America, options depend on where a person lives and what their resources are.”

Three residents are beginning their family medicine training with Central Oregon’s first-ever graduate medical education program, the joint OHSU-St. Charles Three Sisters Rural Track Program, which brings residents to OHSU for its first year and St. Charles Madras for its final two years. One of the residents is Callie Krewson, D.O., who was born and raised in Bend and says, “I want to give back to the community that raised me.”

Three residents are beginning their family medicine training with Central Oregon’s first-ever graduate medical education program, the joint OHSU-St. Charles Three Sisters Rural Track Program, which brings residents to OHSU for its first year and St. Charles Madras for its final two years. One of the residents is Callie Krewson, D.O., who was born and raised in Bend and says, “I want to give back to the community that raised me.”

Two years since the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections, patients seeking abortions in Oregon have increased by an estimated 40%. Alyssa Colwill, M.D., says, "For individuals undergoing obstetrical care in Idaho, we are the nearest state that can provide emergency services. Prior to the Dobbs decision, it was rare that anybody from Idaho was transferred to Oregon."

KGW-TV profiles one of Eric Roeland, M.D.’s, patients in the “symptom science” program that aims to treat difficult side effects often associated with cancer treatment. Roeland says, “This type of management focuses on patients as people and not just tumors, and trying to balance being as aggressive as we can so that cancer is treated and doesn't come back.”

Three residents are beginning their family medicine training with Central Oregon’s first-ever graduate medical education program, the joint OHSU-St. Charles Three Sisters Rural Track Program, which brings residents to OHSU for its first year and St. Charles Madras for its final two years. One of the residents is Callie Krewson, D.O., who was born and raised in Bend and says, “I want to give back to the community that raised me.”

Three residents are beginning their family medicine training with Central Oregon’s first-ever graduate medical education program, the joint OHSU-St. Charles Three Sisters Rural Track Program, which brings residents to OHSU for its first year and St. Charles Madras for its final two years. One of the residents is Callie Krewson, D.O., who was born and raised in Bend and says, “I want to give back to the community that raised me.”

Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., receives a Leadership Grant from Susan G. Komen to support research conducted by the distinguished breast cancer researchers and clinicians who served as Komen’s scientific advisors.

Eric Roeland, M.D., co-chairs an American Society for Clinical Oncology expert panel on guidelines for clinicians, adults with cancer, caregivers, and researchers on the medical use of cannabis in cancer treatment. He says, “Access to cannabis and cannabinoids has far outpaced the science supporting their use. Another major challenge in the [cancer] space is that it feels taboo to talk about cannabis, and clinicians may be hesitant to do so. Health care systems are not approaching this topic head on.”