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Schizophrenia pinpointed as a key factor in heat deaths

Science.org March 15, 2023
In an article on how schizophrenia is a key factor in heat deaths, George Keepers, M.D., says: “There’s a whole host of things that people with this very unfortunate illness are vulnerable to.”

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute gets grant to build equity in clinical trials

KOB-TV 5 Medford March 15, 2023
Eneida Nemecek, M.D., is leading a new effort to increase participation in cancer clinical trials in the Latino communities by incorporating new strategies such as a Spanish-speaking patient navigator. She says: “One of the obstacles that Latino patients face when they enter the medical system is a communication barrier, and we want that [patient navigator] person to be almost a community link."
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