OHSU seeks proposals from Klamath Falls-area residents about local public and rural health projects in which OHSU Campus for Rural Health learners could engage.

The ASCO Post covers a study led by Chris Ryan, M.D., finding adjuvant everolimus was not associated with a significant improvement in event-free survival vs placebo in patients at high risk of disease recurrence following surgery for renal cell carcinoma.

An OHSU study from 2016 that found “false-positive results are common and are higher for annual screening, younger women, and women with dense breasts” is mentioned in an article on breast cancer overdiagnosis.

A story by What is Epigenetics covers OHSU’s study on the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy. Lyndsey Shorey-Kendrick, Ph.D., says: “If we’re able to better understand the impacts, we can more effectively communicate the risks to patients and support safer habits during the vulnerable prenatal period.”

A Cancer Network article on FDA approval for a therascreen platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha PCR kit as a companion diagnostic for identifying patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) includes an older quote from Michael Heinrich, M.D., on the FDA approval of avaprinitib. He said: “Today's approval of [avapritinib] brings forward a new standard of care for patients with PDGFRA exon 18 mutant GIST, a genomically defined population that previously had very limited treatment options.”

A physician assistant in the OHSU Immediate Care Clinics is indicted for sex abuse by a Washington County Grand Jury, following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior during a medical exam at the Beaverton clinic. The PA was placed on leave and his access to OHSU patient information and facilities has been terminated.

In a story from KCLP-TV, Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D., shares foods that promote bone and joint health. She says, “The Mediterranean diet is a great diet with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains.”

A report on a threating phone call, which prompted OHSU’s Richmond Clinic to evacuate on Thursday, August 3. Additional security measures have been put in place at Richmond and OHSU is offering resources and support options through the well-being program.

A report on a threating phone call, which prompted OHSU’s Richmond Clinic to evacuate on Thursday, August 3. Additional security measures have been put in place at Richmond and OHSU is offering resources and support options through the well-being program.

National and local news outlets report on a threating phone call, which prompted OHSU’s Richmond Clinic to evacuate on Thursday, August 3. Additional security measures have been put in place at Richmond and OHSU is offering resources and support options through the well-being program.