André L. Lira, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar, works in a lab in biomedical engineering. Lira is part of a team at OHSU that have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria could be the key to improving interventions for millions with sepsis. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

From left: Owen McCarty, Ph.D., Joseph Shatzel, M.D., and André L. Lira, Ph.D., in a lab in biomedical engineering. They are part of a team at OHSU that have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria could be the key to improving interventions for millions with sepsis. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

As teen suicide rates continue to rise, OHSU researchers have teamed up with the semiconductor company Analog Devices, Inc., or ADI, to develop a smartwatch that will act as an early detection system for teenagers suffering from suicidality. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU opened a walk-in clinic in 2019 to provide easy access for people seeking medication to treat opioid use disorder. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the HRBR clinic to switch to virtual-only service, and a newly published study indicates that many patients prefer it. Since switching to a remote-care model, the clinic has provided care to people in 32 of Oregon’s 36 counties. (OHSU)

People came to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency at an OHSU Farmers Market booth run by IMPACT team members on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)