Chris Slatore, M.D., highlights National Lung Cancer Screening Day coinciding with Veteran’s Day, emphasizing the VA's commitment to delivering best-in-class care to veterans: “In 2022, lung cancer took over 130,000 Americans from us, and 8,000 veterans every year are served by the VA who have lung cancer. Those are just not numbers, those are real people.”
OPB-Radio’s Think Out Loud notes that ground-level falls are now the single most common source of trauma treated at OHSU Hospital. Katie Drago, M.D., calls it a “growing public health emergency,” but there are steps that older adults and families can take to minimize the risk of traumatic falls. In an OHSU News story, Mackenzie Cook, M.D., says: “These are life-changing injuries. I’ve seen people who have died from injuries like this.”
The New York Post profiles OHSU patient Amber Pearson who is the first in the world to benefit from a single stimulator implanted in the brain to effectively control two life-altering conditions: seizures caused by epilepsy and compulsive behavior caused by obsessive-compulsive disorder. Pearson says: "It wasn’t instantaneous. It took a few months to notice changes. I slowly started noticing things disappearing from my routine. Then, more things would disappear.”
PR Newswire release from RaySearch Laboratories AB announces that OHSU has placed an order for a RayStation treatment planning system. John Bayouth, Ph.D., says, “OHSU is building the organization’s technological platforms for advance radiation therapy.”
A recent publication by Erick Turner, M.D., reveals a common sedative may be less effective than generally believed. He says, “Clinicians are well aware of these safety issues, but there’s been essentially no questioning of their effectiveness.”
A recent publication by Erick Turner, M.D., reveals a common sedative may be less effective than generally believed. He says, “Clinicians are well aware of these safety issues, but there’s been essentially no questioning of their effectiveness.”
An analysis published by Healthcare Design Magazine cites a good example of health care planning in OHSU’s decision to anticipate change and adjust its planned hospital expansion project based on future needs.