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Hispanic Patients With Respiratory Failure Much More Likely to Be Oversedated

New York University February 15, 2024
A study by Terri Hough, M.D., and others finds that Hispanic people who are hospitalized with respiratory failure are five times more likely than non-Hispanic patients to receive deep sedation while on a ventilator, which may contribute to worse outcomes for those patients.

National Early Cancer Detection Study

Columbia Gorge News February 15, 2024
One Community Health and Celilo Cancer Center at Adventist Health, in collaboration with OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, are recruiting participants 50 and older for the Pathfinder 2 study, a clinical trial of a blood test designed to detect many types of cancers.

Switching Arms May Improve Efficacy of 2-Dose Vaccinations

Infectious Disease Special Edition February 15, 2024
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."

OHSU study finds greater antibody response when switching arms for multi-dose vaccination

KGW-TV February 15, 2024
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.”
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