Ophthalmology Times has named OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute the U.S.’ 11th-best overall ophthalmology program as well as being among the nation’s top ophthalmology organizations for clinical care, graduate medical education and research.

A Forest Grove Santa accepts donations for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society following his daughter’s successful treatment for leukemia at OHSU

Katharine E. Zuckerman, M.D., is leading two studies to address health disparities and improve outcomes for children with early childhood communication disorders by increasing equitable access to care. “Despite the large frequency of childhood communication disorders, children of color continue to be overlooked and underserved. Additionally, factors such as poverty, geography or language barriers can exacerbate these disparities,” she says.

Katharine E. Zuckerman, M.D., is leading two studies to address health disparities and improve outcomes for children with early childhood communication disorders by increasing equitable access to care. “Despite the large frequency of childhood communication disorders, children of color continue to be overlooked and underserved. Additionally, factors such as poverty, geography or language barriers can exacerbate these disparities,” she says.

Sadik Esener, Ph.D., provides context for a Reuters story picked up by dozens of outlets across the country regarding antitrust arguments against Illumina’s purchase of cancer test company Grail. Esener says “the jury is still out” on which technology will dominate the field.

Todd Korthuis, M.D., is leading a new project, with a $3.17 million NIDA grant, to test a promising intervention for reducing illicit drug use and overdose deaths in Oregon. He says: “Contingency management works by rewarding desired behaviors. The question is, what desired behaviors are more likely to have the greatest impact in terms of overdose reduction? It’s probably going to be incentivizing harm reduction and, second, engagement in treatment. And who does that best? Peers.”

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill called the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Care Act to address gaps in cancer survivorship care. AACR President Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., says “Breakthroughs in cancer treatment have resulted in more than 18 million Americans living today as cancer survivors, and this act will provide vital resources for many of them, including supporting personalized survivorship care plans for follow-up care, navigation services, and evidence-based survivorship resources.”

A study led by Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the U.S., while alcohol abuse among teens has steadily declined over the same period.

A study led by Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the U.S., while alcohol abuse among teens has steadily declined over the same period.

Amanda Redfern, M.D., and Donna Kim, M.D., discuss the rise of ophthalmic hospitalists, who provide inpatient and emergency department-based eye care.