Korthuis and 49 other physicians send a letter to Gov. Brown asking her to declare an emergency around the fentanyl overdose crisis. “Increasing awareness of the fentanyl problem and particularly targeting younger people who may not be aware that whatever they may be taking may not be as advertised, and may be something that's much more unforgiving and can cause death the first time."

Erick Turner, M.D., is interviewed by The Cut, a podcast of New York magazine, about MDMA-assisted therapy.

Shyam Joshi, M.D., tells KGW-TV that those with runny noses concerned about COVID-19 may be experiencing allergies: “We get that question quite frequently—‘Are these symptoms allergies or are they COVID?’ Sometimes it's hard to tell, but generally if we're seeing a lot more itchy watery eyes, sneezing, itchy nose, we're thinking most likely it's going to be allergies.”

Research by Timothy Simpson, M.D., Pharm.D., finds more than a third of physicians who provide transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, perform less than 10 procedures per year. Noting patients have better outcomes after undergoing TAVR with physicians who perform it more often, Simpson says: “Our study sheds light on an important policy conundrum: to balance equitable access to TAVR therapy for patients from all demographics while confirming we are providing high-quality outcomes to our patients."

The OHSU School of Dentistry receives nearly $6 million in National Institutes of Health research funding in 2021.

Shyam Joshi, M.D., on how patients can differentiate between symptoms caused by allergies versus COVID-19; he says: “We get that question quite frequently—‘Are these symptoms allergies or are they COVID?’ Sometimes it's hard to tell but generally if we're seeing a lot more itchy watery eyes, sneezing, itchy nose, we're thinking most likely it's going to be allergies.” The story was picked up by dozens of news outlets around the country.

The White Coat Waste Project says that National Institutes of Health gave OHSU $14 million to "feed monkeys marijuana edibles and observe the effects."

Steven McGaughey, M.D., explains the symptoms of cat scratch fever.

OHSU, Moda Health, the Portland Trailblazers and Multnomah County jointly organize vaccination events at the Moda Center in Portland. Donn Spight, M.D., says: “Being vaccinated today is protection for the future.”

The use of dosing changes in some immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, Alison Palumbo, Pharm.D., says: “As pharmacists, we really care about whether the dose of a drug correlates with efficacy and toxicity. Ipilimumab is unique among these drugs in that its dosing does correlate with safety and efficacy. At a higher dose, you get more toxicities, but the drug is also more effective. That’s not necessarily the case with the PD-1 and PDL-1 inhibitors."