The New York Times interviews Ximena Levander, M.D., about a proposed DEA rule requiring in-person visits after 30 days for people prescribed medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorder through telehealth, including in rural parts of Oregon, several hours away from the nearest clinic. She says, “Where are these people supposed to go? There aren’t primary care or addiction doctors that are available to see people within the first 30 days.”

OHSU is supporting the development of a coordinated care organization serving Coos and Curry counties, called Community Health Assessment for Advanced Health.

In a BusinessWire press release announcing results from a phase 1 clinical trial from SQZ Therapeutics, Richard Maziarz, M.D., says: “Although early in this trial, we have observed good tolerability among the patients, the confirmed complete response observed in this patient demonstrates the potential of the investigational therapy’s intended immunotherapy mechanism.”

Gordon Mills, M.D., Ph.D., provides an outside perspective on a new proteomic workflow for measuring the response of protein post-translational modifications to different drugs. Mills says: "This really adds to RNA data and other proteomic data — which is much more sparse than this — to really understand how drugs work, what their targets are, and how cells adapt to the stress of drugs. I think it’s a major new resource that will be used extensively.”

In an article from Spectrum News, Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., shares insight on the global rise in autism diagnoses: “The prevalence increases we’re seeing in the U.S. are mirrored in other countries to some extent as well. This is a good sign that the pretty significant efforts that pediatricians and public health people and communities are doing towards improving awareness, reducing stigma, improving screening and referring at-risk kids to services are working.”

An article from the The New York Post warns of THC’s negative effects on fertility, referencing a study from Adrienne Hughes, M.D., which confirms an upward trend in marijuana abuse exposures among youth.

The Lund Report reports on former VP of Public Affairs Abby Tibbs’ transition to the governor's office.

In an interview with Med Page Today, Ian Fields, M.D., states that OB/GYN has become an increasingly competitive specialty for residency placements, noting that residency applications to OHSU have increased by 15%.

House Bill 2002 would expand insurance coverage for medically necessary gender-affirming care. Christina Milano, M.D., medical director of the OHSU Transgender Health Program, says that ensuring transgender Oregonians are able to access health care in a safe environment can impact their overall health.

KOIN-TV follows the journey of patient Rick Cranston as he receives a life-changing surgery -- MRI-guided focused ultrasound -- for his essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes the hand to shake uncontrollably.