For the 15th anniversary of “Coraline,” the first animated feature from Hillsboro’s Laika studio, 30 nearly 6-foot-tall cat sculptures are going to be installed for a “Coraline’s Curious Cat Trail” art exhibition. The sculptures will be auctioned off to raise money for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

For the 15th anniversary of “Coraline,” the first animated feature from Hillsboro’s Laika studio, 30 nearly 6-foot-tall cat sculptures are going to be installed for a “Coraline’s Curious Cat Trail” art exhibition. The sculptures will be auctioned off to raise money for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

In its "Breaking Barriers" series, KGW-TV profiles Walter Reynolds, M.D., the first Black graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School — now OHSU — and one of only two Black doctors in Portland in the mid-1900s.

In a new study, OHSU researchers highlight disparities in maternal mental health care among low-income immigrants and call on more states to expand Medicaid access to address mental health conditions new parents face during the perinatal period. Maria Rodriguez, M.D., says, “We know that mental health during pregnancy is absolutely critical to preventing maternal morbidity and mortality, and also to improving quality of life for the pregnant individual, the baby and their family. This study demonstrates the positive effects that access to care can have for this population, who are so often overlooked."

In a new study, OHSU researchers highlight disparities in maternal mental health care among low-income immigrants and call on more states to expand Medicaid access to address mental health conditions new parents face during the perinatal period. Maria Rodriguez, M.D., says, “We know that mental health during pregnancy is absolutely critical to preventing maternal morbidity and mortality, and also to improving quality of life for the pregnant individual, the baby and their family. This study demonstrates the positive effects that access to care can have for this population, who are so often overlooked.”

OHSU enrolls the first participant in a clinical trial evaluating a reduced dose of post-transplant cyclophosphamide for patients with blood cancers who receive peripheral blood stem cells from partially matched unrelated donors. Rachel Cook, M.D., says, “This trial is a step towards significantly improving patient outcomes by aiming for more personalized and less toxic treatment protocols.”

Sherene Shalhub, M.D., is a guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques that focuses on genetic arteriopathy.

In a story about raising awareness around heart health, Abigail Khan, M.D., says, “Women may present with more subtle signs. They may present with more symptoms like shortness of breath or nausea, or in some cases they might present with chest pain but it’s assumed to be something else.”

Marcel Curlin, M.D., and Dawn Nolt, M.D., discuss OHSU research that found up to a four-fold increase in immune response by switching arms in a multidose vaccine. Curlin says, “Any small increase of antibody levels like a two-fold increase would translate into a mortality benefit for those that are most vulnerable to COVID or those most likely to experience a bad outcome.”

Research by Jane Zhu, M.D., and others finds the opioid use disorder medication buprenorphine is less accessible in areas of the United States with racially and ethnically diverse populations than in predominantly white areas.