A new research initiative led by OHSU involves the participation of individuals worldwide who have been cured of HIV through stem cell transplantation to treat their cancer. Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., says, “Long term, this research could lead to a single infusion where a patient could be done after a weeklong stay at a clinic.”

A Higher Education Coordinating Commission newsletter features a grant for United We Heal, a labor-management training partnership between AFSCME members and health care employers, including AFSCME Local 328 and OHSU. The partnership offers Oregonians more pathways to health care careers.

In an Everyday Health story about the benefits of strength training to help manage the worst symptoms of menopause, Paula Amato, M.D., says, “It’s never too late to start strength training.”

The Oregonian covers a new report from the Oregon Health Authority noting that the state’s 60 acute care hospitals lost nearly $300 million in the first three months of this year. The story reports that OHSU reported a $13.4 million profit during that time. (The story did not capture OHSU’s current systemic budget shortfall.) Willamette Week also covers the state report.

NPR interviews Dawn Nolt, M.D., about her work as lead author of an American Academy of Pediatrics report about head lice among school children: “It’s actually pretty hard to have lice go from one head to another because we have to remember that it crawls. It doesn’t jump. It doesn’t fly. And so, really your kids are relatively safe in the classroom from getting head lice from their classmates as long as they don’t rub their heads together all day.”

A new research initiative led by OHSU involves the participation of individuals worldwide who have been cured of HIV through stem cell transplantation to treat their cancer. Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., says, “Long term, this research could lead to a single infusion where a patient could be done after a weeklong stay at a clinic."

A new research initiative led by OHSU involves the participation of individuals worldwide who have been cured of HIV through stem cell transplantation to treat their cancer. Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., says, “Long term, this research could lead to a single infusion where a patient could be done after a weeklong stay at a clinic.”

KOBI-TV in Medford covers a new community emergency response team at Phoenix High School made possible in part by the contribution of OHSU nursing students. PHS is the first school in Oregon to be considered a “heart-safe school” by a national program centered on preventing cardiac deaths.

KGW-TV’s coverage of the Portland area’s use of harm reduction practices as a response to the drug crisis quotes Honora Englander, M.D., who says, "It's become this political flash point over the years, but in actuality it's really a set of practical strategies to reduce the harms of use.”

The Lund Report covers a roundtable discussion on looming Medicaid cuts and other changes that could affect access to care for hundreds of thousands of Oregonians. Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A., participated in the discussion. When asked about how the federal spending bill caps state-directed payments, he says, “This funding is specifically in place to help both our clinical care and research mission, and it is substantial.”