Larry Sherman, Ph.D., joined violinist Tomás Cotik in a live concert for All Classical Portland.

The Portland Business Journal reports that Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is pausing medical oncology services, noting that it’s in discussions with the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute to reintroduce services in the future.

Despite planning for a break-even budget this fiscal year, Lawrence Furnstahl reports OHSU’s financial performance is improving, as its year-to-date operating income is $58 million above the budget: “I am extremely proud of the work so many at OHSU have done over the last year to ensure OHSU is moving forward together toward a better and more sustainable future.”

A patient being treated at OHSU for neuroendocrine tumors shares his experience with the Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer blog. He says: “The most important part of my story is that I do not and will not ever consider myself a ‘cancer patient.’ I refer to myself as ‘Burt who happens to have cancer.’”

In an op-ed in the Portland Business Journal, banker Mike Williams cites the growth of the health care sector in Oregon, highlighting the OHSU Hospital Expansion Project as an example.

Medscape covers public awareness campaign critical of OHSU’s use of live pigs in surgical training.

Thirty-two nurses from OHSU’s satellite nursing program at Western Oregon University provided health screening and services for people experiencing homeless in rural areas of Marion and Polk counties.

In a wide-ranging discussion of dental care and oral health issues, Eli Schwarz, D.D.S., Ph.D., says good oral health can be achieved with simple steps like twice-daily brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and an electronic toothbrush, reducing sugary drink intake, stopping smoking, and eating healthy.

Andras Gruber, Ph.D., a former OHSU professor of biomedical engineering, files a $1 million lawsuit against OHSU alleging defamation.

While discussing the upcoming Grammy Awards, Larry Sherman, Ph.D., says practicing music can benefit he brain, including generating neurons and strengthening connections between brain cells: “It turns out that practicing a musical instrument might be the most difficult and challenging thing a human brain can do.”