Ahmad Masri, M.D., discusses the development of cardiac myosin-inhibiting drugs and other potential treatments for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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.”

The OHSU Brain Institute will host its annual Brain Awareness Season lecture series in March and April, including an April 22 conversation with U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a long-time advocate for neuroscience research.

A story about how Portlanders who have overcome substance use disorder help others do the same quotes Todd Korthuis, M.D., as saying, “Peers, in my mind, are the secret sauce that could greatly improve access to getting more people into treatment.”

In a story explaining characteristics that are common in members of Generation Z, such as socializing more online, Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D., notes COVID-19 isolation hit Gen Z hard: “It was a complete lack of social connectedness during a such a formative time.”

While discussing the impacts of banning abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy, Maria Rodriguez, M.D., says those who seek abortions at 16 weeks “are the people at greatest risk for maternal mortality and morbidity."

In a story about how hospitals affiliated with the Catholic Church sometimes operate contrary to accepted medical standards for reproductive health care, Maria Rodriguez, M.D., recalls that she was able to obtain permission to sterilize some patients with conditions such as gestational diabetes when she was a resident at a Catholic hospital.

In an Oregon Business profile on OHSU’s collaboration with Oregon State University on microfuidics, Jose Luis Montoya Mira, Ph.D., says: “There is not a single center or specialist, no single person who can have all the know-how and all the ideas of how to take the microfluidic field to the next level, so it’s a community push. There is more that has to happen than can happen in one single lab.”

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.”

When selecting a car seat for your child, Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., recommends following manufacturer height and weight limits, adding, “Most kids will outgrow the length long before they outgrow the weight.”