A volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network writes an op-ed for the Oregon Capital Chronicle on an effort led by Sen. Ron Wyden to ensure Medicare coverage for the next generation of multi-cancer early detection tests for cancer after they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The op-ed notes the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has conducted "robust clinical trials" on one MCED blood test.

In an Axios Portland story about how climate change impacts allergy season, Shyam Joshi, M.D., says, "Every year I see more and more severe allergies that patients come in with, significantly affecting quality of life and their ability to function."

KGW-TV profiles OHSU patient Bill Pippel, who has lived with debilitating epileptic seizures for years. In 2016, Pippel's OHSU physician told him about an implantable brain device designed to eliminate seizures before they start, which eventually led to curative surgery. "There's no other term for it aside from life-changing: Going from being housebound and now able to be a practicing personal injury attorney," he says.

The East Oregonian profiles Andrew Clark, a Pendleton man who enrolled in four clinical trials through OHSU focused on helping people who have Alzheimer’s disease or other cognitive impairment. Aimee Pierce, M.D., says, “I think that trying to get an accurate diagnosis and potentially trying to volunteer for research is something that’s really proactive for people to do, and may help themselves, may help their families, but will certainly help the community."

In an interview with KLCC-Radio, Susan Bakewell Sachs, Ph.D., RN, discusses plans to bring the Accelerated Bachelor in Nursing Program to Bend.

In a video interview with HCP Live, Ahmad Masri, M.D., discusses a study he co-led examining trends in incidence and outcomes of emergency department visits from 2006 to 2019 related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

In a United Press International story about a study that found physician empathy is linked to better outcomes among people with chronic pain, Kim Mauer, M.D., says: "Physician empathy has a substantial effect on patient's pain. So often these days, patients tell us that they wonder if people believe them about the suffering they are experiencing. I believe that they feel this way because we don't have objective ways to measure pain intensity."

A woman describes the challenges she experienced obtaining a death certificate for her husband, a patient at OHSU, through the state of Washington's new electronic death registration system. OHSU provided comment for the story, stating it's not uncommon for the process to take some time due to the enrollment and registration process, and schedules and availability of staff involved in that process.

OHSU is partnering with St. Charles Health System, Central Oregon Community College and other local leaders to bring its Accelerated Bachelor in Nursing Program to Bend. Susan Bakewell Sachs, Ph.D., RN, says “the OHSU School of Nursing is proud to both help students from Central Oregon become nurses without having to leave home, and also to help the Bend area grow more of its own nurse leaders.”

Karen Brasel, M.D., is named vice president of the American Board of Surgery, effective May 1.