A feature about Tiara Herr, B.S., participating in the local acting scene and serving as a voice coach, despite having cancer-related hearing loss, describes her work as a research assistant in the OHSU Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute.

The Scientist ranks the Proteograph™ Product Suite Seer, a collaboration between Seer and the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute's Mark Flory, Ph.D., No. 4 among its annual "Top 10 Innovations ... that directly addressed the (hopefully) once-in-a-generation disease outbreak, but also highlighted technological advances that pressed forward even in the face of that massive global disruption."

A story about near-sightedness becoming more common mentions an OHSU Casey Eye Institute report that states about 42% of the U.S. population had the condition in the early 2000s, up from 25% in the early 1970s.

Avi Gupta, former Jeopardy! Teen Tournament champion who raised awareness and money for pancreatic cancer research at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, will participate in the program’s High School Reunion Tournament in February 2023.

In an Undark article comparing colonoscopy and stool testing for colorectal cancer screening, David Lieberman, M.D., says those who received a colonoscopy had a 50% lower risk of colorectal cancer death, and the procedure “can be extremely effective.”

Adrienne Hughes, M.D., and a team of physician-scientists identify patterns of substance use over the past 20 years, including a 245% increase in cannabis abuse.

The Portland Tribune interviews Kathleen Carlson, Ph.D., and Martin Schreiber, M.D., about an inaugural statewide firearms injury report from OHSU revealing a doubling of firearm injuries from 2019 to 2021, the last full year available. Carlson says: “To develop any prevention program, you need baseline data, and that’s what these are. Now we have this system developed, and we’ll continue to enhance it.”

Maria Rodriguez, M.D., discusses OHSU’s efforts to expand training to include residents from states where abortion is banned or restricted.

The Oregonian reports on the latest statewide forecast from Peter Graven, Ph.D., which predicts COVID-related hospitalizations should top out Dec. 12.

The Oregon Health Authority orders more than 100 nurses and respiratory therapists to support Oregon’s overwhelmed health care system.