Todd Korthuis, M.D., is leading a new project, with a $3.17 million NIDA grant, to test a promising intervention for reducing illicit drug use and overdose deaths in Oregon. He says: “Contingency management works by rewarding desired behaviors. The question is, what desired behaviors are more likely to have the greatest impact in terms of overdose reduction? It’s probably going to be incentivizing harm reduction and, second, engagement in treatment. And who does that best? Peers.”

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill called the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Care Act to address gaps in cancer survivorship care. AACR President Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., says “Breakthroughs in cancer treatment have resulted in more than 18 million Americans living today as cancer survivors, and this act will provide vital resources for many of them, including supporting personalized survivorship care plans for follow-up care, navigation services, and evidence-based survivorship resources.”

A study led by Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the U.S., while alcohol abuse among teens has steadily declined over the same period.

A study led by Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the U.S., while alcohol abuse among teens has steadily declined over the same period.

Amanda Redfern, M.D., and Donna Kim, M.D., discuss the rise of ophthalmic hospitalists, who provide inpatient and emergency department-based eye care.

A story highlighting increased research efforts related to the clitoris mentions a study led by Blair Peters, M.D., which determined the human clitoris has more than 10,000 nerve fibers.

A smartwatch developed by OHSU researchers and a semiconductor company that seeks to detect suicidality in teens. David Sheridan, M.D., says, “It’s a paradigm shift. We aren’t requiring suicidal patients to reach out to us, but instead we are coming to them.”

A study led by Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the U.S., while alcohol abuse among teens has steadily declined over the same period.

A study led by Adrienne Hughes, M.D., finds adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the U.S., while alcohol abuse among teens has steadily declined over the same period.

Honora Englander, M.D., Ximena Levander, M.D., and Jessica Gregg, M.D., Ph.D., argue for a new approach to addiction treatment, calling for programmatic and policy changes that, they argue, could “begin to address disparities and inequities, and save lives”