KATU-TV profiles a West View high school senior who recently completed an internship in data science at OHSU who is teaching his peers responsible use of AI: "Doctors are using AI and machine learning -- sports, statisticians, they're using AI, too. It's everywhere, and I think that the younger these kids realize this is the future and it's a part of everything we do, it will be a lot more helpful for them to get a head start on it and be prepared for what's coming. The lab I worked in, the whole goal was to create a new vaccine for malaria that's affordable and cheaper and more effective, so the work I'm doing could literally save lives."

At OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute, researchers are focused on finding ways to detect cancer earlier and produce more targeted treatments for individual types of cancer. But with so much variety in cancers, let alone the human body, the amounts of data they need to gather and analyze is mind-bogglingly vast.

A study led by Paul Yang, M.D., finds "mind boggling effects" in a small group of patients with Leber congenittal amaurosis 1, a rare inherited retinal disease that typically causes blindness in early childhood.

A 3-month-old Bend baby endures hundreds of seizures a day before receiving a diagnosis of hemispheric megalencephaly and heterotopia, and undergoing surgery at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

A study led by Archie Bleyer, M.D., finds the prevalence of firearms, not mental illness, is what's driving gun deaths in U.S.

A study led by Archie Bleyer, M.D., finds the prevalence of firearms, not mental illness, is what's driving gun deaths in U.S.

In a wide-ranging, two-part interview, Brian Druker, M.D., discusses highlights from his career, advancements from the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and how artificial intelligence will play a role in the future of cancer research. When asked about Gleevec, the drug he developed, he says: “But the wealth that I have is that at least once a week I get an email in my inbox from a patient who has benefited from this medication, and what a remarkable reward to get an email at the end of a long week that said, 'Thank you for this drug, and here's all the incredible things I've done over the last decade.'"

In response to a study that found people underperforming under pressure is linked to a drop in activity in the neurons that prepare for movement, Bita Moghaddam, Ph.D., says the results “help us understand how reward-outcome-mediated behavior is not linear."

Elizabeth Berry, M.D., debunks the new TikTok trend of deliberately getting sunburned to ward off acne or generally rejuvenate the skin. Berry says: “We know that ultraviolet radiation is one of the biggest risk factors for the development of skin cancer. And so this trend is particularly concerning because it goes against the decades of research that show just how dangerous the ultraviolet radiation component of sunlight really is.”

In response to the largest Oregon measles outbreak in more than 30 years, Ben Hoffman, M.D., issues a warning about the dangers to children younger than 5.