Two children's hospitals in Oregon recently declared that they are using crisis standards of care due to the number of RSV cases, a sign that resources are becoming more scarce, TODAY reported Nov. 23.

Los hospitales de niños Doernbecher y Randall anuncian que están implementando protocolos de crisis por el alza de casos del virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS).

OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and other Portland-area hospitals implement crisis standards of care to help ensure patients get the best possible care as RSV hospitalizations increase.

Andrew McHill, Ph.D., provides outside expert commentary on a study that suggests various lifestyle factors make have a larger impact on morning alertness than genetics. He says the study is unique because it collected a wide range of predictors and evaluated them against genetic influence.

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cardiovascular Institute analyzed 23,901 medical profiles from a Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study (REGARDS) and compared the risk factors of cardiovascular events happening to middle-aged Black and White patients.

Nathalie Pamir, Ph.D., led a study that found high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, which is commonly called “good” cholesterol, doesn’t universally reduce people’s risk for developing heart disease as has been widely thought. Instead, low levels of HDL are associated with reduced cardiovascular risks for white adults, but not Black adults, while high HDL wasn’t associated with reduced risk - regardless of race.

Nathalie Pamir, Ph.D., led a study that found high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, which is commonly called “good” cholesterol, doesn’t universally reduce people’s risk for developing heart disease as has been widely thought. Instead, low levels of HDL are associated with reduced cardiovascular risks for white adults, but not Black adults, while high HDL wasn’t associated with reduced risk - regardless of race.

“The goal was to understand this long-established link that labels HDL as the beneficial cholesterol, and if that’s true for all ethnicities,” said Nathalie Pamir, Ph.D., the study’s senior author and an associate professor of medicine at the Knight Cardiovascular Institute at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, in a statement.

A survey led by Teri Greiling, M.D., Ph.D., finds about two-thirds of patients with the skin condition plaque psoriasis have experienced psychosocial, sexual and mental health distress.

The first-ever traditional salmon bake and powwow celebrates the Native culture within Chiloquin Junior/Senior High School’s student body. Will Hess, a Klamath Tribal member who works with students through the On Track OHSU! program, organized the event with help from community organizations.