The American Psychological Association writes about disparities in how boys and girls perform at school, and the APA task force project underway to document the issue and develop recommendations to address it. Chistopher Reighluth, Ph.D., chair of the APA task force, says, "There's so much more that can be done to support boys' success in the classroom. As a society, et's make sure that all kids—boys, girls, and kids of other gender identities—have the message that school is important for them and their future."

A team of OHSU researchers, led by Charles Springer, Ph.D., have developed a way to use magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scanning to map activity in fine detail in the human brain and other organs. The innovation — called metabolic activity diffusion imaging, or MADI — is opening up new possibilities for detecting cancers and revealing if a tumor is responding to treatment. Springer says: “MADI is a new way to make images of metabolic activity within organs and tissues at high spatial resolution, and it’s totally noninvasive. In principle, this method could apply to almost any pathology. Right now, we are pushing it in the direction of cancer and neuroscience.”

Joint animal research by OHSU, George Washington University and Mabloc, LLC, suggests monoclonal antibody infusions offer a potential cure for serious cases of yellow fever.

Maria Rodriguez, M.D., is among the experts who informed The New York Times multimedia feature reviewing the scientific literature that has deemed the abortion pill safe.

Before April 3, when Oregon Health Authority ended its mask requirement in health care spaces, OHSU announces its new guidelines, strongly recommending that masks continue to be worn in health care settings. Masks are still required in certain areas.

A national study led by Sue Flocke, Ph.D., found that routine tobacco use assessments plummeted by 50% during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and did not return to pre-pandemic levels. Flocke says: “We know that a large portion of people who use tobacco do want to quit, but the vast majority of them do not have access to or do not use available resources. Health care providers can provide access to a wide variety of resources, including referral for tobacco cessation counseling and prescriptions for FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications. A successful quit attempt typically requires many tries — that’s why these discussions are so important.”

An OHSU research team confirms discontinuing use of THC can at least partly reverse its negative effects. Jamie Lo, M.D., says: “These findings are important because we can now more confidently assure patients that by abstaining from THC for at least four months, the impacts of THC on male fertility can be partly reversed.”

Joint animal research by OHSU, George Washington University and Mabloc, LLC, suggests monoclonal antibody infusions offer a potential cure for serious cases of yellow fever.

In a letter to the editor, Paula Amato, M.D., argues that ensuring access to infertility treatments is a matter of reproductive justice, and encourages the Oregon Legislature to pass Senate Bill 491

KGW-TV highlights an artist who is able to paint again after being treated by Ahmad Raslan, M.D., with focused ultrasound — revolutionary no-cut brain surgery that is changing lives for patients suffering from essential tremors; OHSU is the only hospital in the state to offer the treatment. Raslan says, “It’s a very effective operation. With careful targeting, almost everyone sees a tremor reduction or complete cessation of tremor, the tremors disappear, the use of the hand improves. The whole thing takes about an hour, an hour and a half.”