In a HealthDay story about an exploratory OHSU study reveals that subtle changes in voice patterns could serve as early warning signs of malignant vocal fold lesions. Phillip Jenkins, Ph.D., says, “To move from this study to an AI tool that recognizes vocal fold lesions, we would train models using an even larger dataset of voice recordings, labeled by professionals.”

Profile of a shoe designed by a Doernbecher Children’s Hospital patient, as part of the long-term partnership between Nike and Doernbecher called Doernbecher Freestyle, which has raised more than $37 million for the patients and families receiving care at the children’s hospital.

An exploratory OHSU study that reveals subtle changes in voice patterns could serve as early warning signs of malignant vocal fold lesions.

Columbia Gorge News reports that the emergency department at Skyline Health hospital in White Salmon, Washington, has acquired the ability to make real-time, remote consultations for stroke cases with neurologists at OHSU.

The Wall Street Journal reports on Silicon Valley technology executives fixated on having kids with high IQs through meticulous selection of potentially promising embryos by way of in vitro fertilization. Scholars note there are millennia-old ways to aim for a brighter kid, such as education or reproducing with another smart person. “That’s probably more fun,” says Paula Amato, M.D.

Coverage of Suvi Neukam M.D.'s interview with AARP News on the importance of maintaining meaningful social connections as we age

A study led by OHSU and Portland State University finds cancerous vocal fold lesions could exert a subtle influence over the sound of a person's voice, which could help catch laryngeal cancer earlier than current methods; Philip Jenkins, M.D. says: “To move from this study to an AI tool that recognizes vocal fold lesions, we would train models using an even larger dataset of voice recordings, labeled by professionals. We then need to test the system to make sure it works equally well for women and men.”

Jeff Jensen, M.D., addresses misinformation about hormonal birth control side effects being posted on TikTok, including a push by influencers to track fertility cycles naturally to prevent pregnancy. He says: “ The old joke we used to say is that those that use natural family planning have naturally large families. For individuals that have highly regular cycles and are willing to have periods of voluntary abstinence, that will work. But many of my patients have busy lives and this may not be the thing they want to focus on.

The Daily Journal of Commerce reports on the OHSU ED expansion. Erik Robinson says, “Even though OHSU will expand its overall hospital capacity with the opening of Vista Pavilion next spring, OHSU’s emergency department is the entry point for many people to the hospital and remains far beyond capacity with many patients being treated in hallways, waiting rooms and spaces such as a temporary surge space created outside an auditorium adjacent to the emergency department.”

In an interview with The New York Times about cannabis poisonings increasing among kids, Rob Hendrickson, M.D., says in recent years he has treated more patients for cannabis poisoning, including a toddler who ended up in the intensive care unit after eating a cannabis cookie.