An OHSU-led study found that patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis showed significant improvements with the use of a new topical steroid therapy.

The Beaverton Valley Times reports that OHSU and Lutheran Community Services Northwest are hosting a resource fair and cultural celebration on Jan. 28 in Beaverton to aid immigrants and refugees in the Portland area.

Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN, says her priorities as the new American Nurses Association president include safe staffing and fighting racism; about nurse staffing she says: “This has been an issue well beyond COVID. COVID exacerbated it and shined a light on some of these issues, but this has been going on for some time. We need to focus on solving this one because it has a lot of impact on patient safety. This has an impact for nurses staying in the workforce.”

In a story about a shortage of nurse educators affecting Oregon’s ability to grow its clinical nursing workforce, The Oregonian reports OHSU’s Oregon Nursing Education Academy aims to prepare 63 new clinical nurse faculty and 92 new nurse preceptors by the fall of 2026.

-- KPTV features Beaverton child Raiden Pham, who has a rare genetic disorder, and efforts led by Ruth Napier, Ph.D., to develop a gene therapy through the Raiden Science Foundation.

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s Community Partnership Program funds four community-led projects designed to address cancer-related needs of underserved communities across the state.

Research led by Craig Newgard, M.D., finds substantial improvement in the survival of children treated in emergency departments nationwide that have adopted national pediatric care readiness standards

Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN, says her priorities as the new American Nurses Association president include safe staffing and fighting racism; about nurse staffing she says: “This has been an issue well beyond COVID. COVID exacerbated it and shined a light on some of these issues, but this has been going on for some time. We need to focus on solving this one because it has a lot of impact on patient safety. This has an impact for nurses staying in the workforce."

Beaverton child Raiden Pham has a rare genetic disorder, and efforts led by OHSU Ruth Napier, Ph.D., to develop a gene therapy through the Raiden Science Foundation.

News briefing held by Oregon Health Authority cites Jan. 6 statewide forecast by Peter Graven, Ph.D., predicting a small increase in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 due to the XBB.1.5 variant.