In a story exploring online misinformation about medication abortion, Alison Edelman, M.D., says complications are rare, adding: “Medication abortion is incredibly safe … . The risk of infection is less than 1%, harm to internal organs is almost nonexistent, and bleeding risk is less than 1% as well."

In a story exploring online misinformation about medication abortion, Alison Edelman, M.D., says complications are rare, adding: “Medication abortion is incredibly safe …. The risk of infection is less than 1%, harm to internal organs is almost nonexistent, and bleeding risk is less than 1% as well.”

American Healthcare Leader magazine profiles Abby Clifton, who discusses her proactive HR plan to help OHSU remain a top-ranked employer of choice. She says: “I will never be a frontline caregiver. I will never be a nurse or a doctor or a person in a research lab ... but it speaks to me to be a person who supports those individuals. It’s rewarding to do what we do in this industry and for this organization.”

Ana Quiñones, Ph.D. contributed to a study that found later-born generations of older U.S. adults are more likely to have more chronic health conditions than previous generations.

A story about the impact of the current formula shortage in Hermiston shares OHSU recommendations for parents searching for formula, including visiting grocery, drug and online stores as well as formula-focused social media groups, and also contacting a child’s pediatrician.

OHSU and Adventist Health Tillamook partner to encourage health insurance providers to cover community-based nursing services.

The Oregonian publishes an op-ed by Ben Hoffman, M.D., and Dana Braner, M.D., calling on lawmakers to protect Oregon’s children and change the deadly status quo on guns: "We cannot continue to view this issue as an us versus them, pro-gun versus anti-gun. We must change our framework, and instead look at it from the perspective of Oregon’s children, and how we can protect them from harm."

David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., describes how the imaging technology known as optical coherence tomography, or OCT, can best be used to diagnose and monitor glaucoma-related eye damage.

OHSU researchers in a new study conclude that multidisciplinary research is needed to improve understanding of the impact of low doses of radiation on human health. Joe Gray, Ph.D., says, “There is much we don’t know about the impacts of low-dose radiation exposures on our health — but recent advances in research, new tools, and a coordinated multidisciplinary research program could help us fill those gaps."

The New York Times writes about the GRAIL cancer detection study that the Knight Cancer Institute is part of, saying the tests screen for cancers that often go undetected, but they are expensive and some experts worry they could lead to unnecessary treatments without saving patients’ lives. Tomasz Beer, M.D., says, “We’re at a point now where the blood tests are in their early days. Some people in an informed manner can choose to be early adapters."