To better understand how the contribution of chronic conditions to mortality varies by race and ethnicity, a team of researchers led by Yale School of Medicine’s Heather Allore, PhD, with collaborators from Oregon Health and Science University/Portland State University and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, conducted a large-scale study.

KDRV-TV (Medford) reports the Ashland Community Health Foundation has awarded $198,500 from the William G. and Ruth T. Evans Endowed Nursing Scholarship to 14 OHSU students.

In an The ASCO Post article about building resilience and hope in adolescents and young adults with advanced cancer, Brandon Hayes-Lattin, M.D., says: “What is impressive about caring for these young patients, in addition to their incredible sense of resilience and hope, is they articulate their prognostic understanding in a slightly different way from older adults. … They will make … poignant comments from which you can intuit that they understand their prognosis.”

Lisa Sibert, M.D., recruits veterans for a study to help improve how Alzheimer’s disease is detected and diagnosed in veterans.

In an interview with Natural News about the risk of children using household medications, supplements or psychoactive substances for self-harm or suicide, Kyle Johnson, M.D., says: “These aren’t illicit drugs — they’re in every medicine cabinet. A child might grab a handful of Tylenol or cold medicine, not realizing it could kill them."

Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., is among national experts interviewed by The Washington Post about how jumping can strengthen bones. She says walking isn’t enough to build stronger bones because the skeleton becomes accustomed to the loads we typically subject the body to: “You have to surprise the bone. You have to do something different,” she says, adding you need to have enough muscles around your legs, hips and back to support your joints when you jump.

Global Corporate Venturing reports U.S. venture capital firm Next Ventures has launched a $60 million health care fund that will invest in spinoffs and technologies from OHSU.

In a HealthDay News article about a study that links THC levels with egg quality and fertility issues, a quote from Jamie Lo, M.D., published by CNN last week is cited: “The findings of this study are concerning and highlight the importance of a cautious approach in using cannabis when planning to conceive."