Former OHSU neuroscientist authors perspective in Vox critiquing animal research.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has given notice that she may veto a section of a bill that would have provided $500,000 for an OHSU study on the effects of current laws and policies on people in the sex trade.

In a KFF Health News story published by CBS News, The Oregonian and other outlets across the country, Brett Dodson says OHSU’s program to provide RV parking spaces for patients and families is an option for many families driving from eight to 10 hours away. He says, “They’ve seen the rural clinics and they need to come to that next level. When they do, I think they’re more comfortable with an RV than they are trying to find a hotel.”

Coverage of labor activity among health care workers, including OHSU nurses.

A new study led by OHSU to evaluate how peer support programs can help transgender and non-binary patients preparing for vaginoplasty surgery.

A new OHSU study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics notes that more than 13,000 Oregonians have been screened for genetic diseases including cancer since 2018. First author Timothy O’Brien, Ph.D., says: “We’re hoping that this can really be used as a model for other states that want to do low-cost population screening. We’ve provided a kind of roadmap where up-and-coming screening programs can look at us and see both what worked and what could be improved upon.”

A new OHSU study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics notes that more than 13,000 Oregonians have been screened for genetic diseases including cancer since 2018. First author Timothy O’Brien, Ph.D., says: “We’re hoping that this can really be used as a model for other states that want to do low-cost population screening. We’ve provided a kind of roadmap where up-and-coming screening programs can look at us and see both what worked and what could be improved upon.”

KGW-TV covers the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” Portland Luminaria Ceremony began at the OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building and continued over the Tilikum Crossing.

A Portland Police Bureau program is consulting with OHSU to better analyze traffic-stop data "in the hope of catching more people in stolen cars."

The Portland Business Journal covers PatientRightsAdvocate.org report, noting that OHSU is one of six hospitals in Oregon that is fully complying with a federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule.