A paper by Bill Messer, M.D., Ph.D., in the most recent issue of Journal of Infectious Diseases prompts new coverage of long-term immunity to COVID-19 that OHSU News highlighted in June. "The current variants of concern are not likely to truly escape the immune system of people who have recovered from infection," Messer says.

In local pickup of the long COVID piece that aired on KGW-TV Eric Herman, M.D., says, "It’s still too early to know the ultimate long-term prognosis, but most people are recovering.”

Oregon Health Authority points to Graven's last February forecast to announce an earlier end of the mask mandate.

Erick Turner, M.D., is interviewed in the latest episode of the New York Magazine investigative series podcast, "Cover Story: Power Trip," about the underground psychedelic therapy scene.

Eric Herman, M.D., tells KGW-TV: “It's still too early to know the ultimate long-term prognosis, but most people are recovering."

OHSU retiree is named the Rainier Senior Center's "Volunteer of the Month."

Asia Sage Jackson receives prestigious Murdock Research Scholar award that “affords her the opportunity to choose from a pool of 28 different research labs at OHSU’s Knight Cardiovascular Institute and Knight Cancer Institute to further her research goals and experience."

Research led by Fikadu Tafassee, Ph.D., on "super immunity" is cited in an article on infection-acquired immunity.

Oregon Health & Science University projected the state would drop below 400 daily patients in hospitals who were positive for COVID-19 by the end of March. The decline in omicron-related severe cases accelerated and state officials moved up plans to remove masks to March 19. But on Feb. 24, OHSU issued a forecast showing Oregon would dip below the 400-mark by March 12.

Derek Du Vivier, M.D., participates in a speaker's panel on racism in medicine, hosted by the City Club of Eugene.