A story about Portland health systems providing more community-based vaccinations indicates OHSU’s Vaccine Equity Committee is organizing vaccination events at churches and community centers.

In coverage of a bilingual vaccination event, which was held at the Hillsboro Stadium to help improve vaccine access for the local Latino community, Leda Garside, M.B.A., R.N., says: “As health care workers, we are going to do everything possible so people feel comfortable during the process of getting the vaccine.”

Shawn Chavez, Ph.D., is featured in a NOVA documentary about the challenges associated with in vitro fertilization.

In a Journal of the American College of Cardiology editorial about new research exploring the causes of resituated sudden cardiac arrests, Eric Stecker, M.D., and Babak Nazer, M.D., write “fully 85% of individuals who experience cardiac arrest due to a verified cardiac etiology will die, causing more premature loss of life than most cancers. This emphasizes the importance of efforts to prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease through treatment of the most-important modifiable risk factors: hypertension, elevated low-density lipoprotein, diet/obesity, and smoking.”

OHSU is partnering with Go By Bike to lend 22 bicycles to OHSU employees and students to encourage them to bike to campus.

Danielle Moyer, Ph.D., and Jess Guerriero, M.S.W., discuss transgender youth health at a virtual talk organized by the Kiwanis Club of Lake Oswego.

Ben Hoffman, M.D., warns that lithium batteries are dangerous when ingested by young children: “The battery starts discharging electricity. It can cause enough damage that can lead to permanent disability with issues around eating and swallowing."

Dawn Nolt, M.D., discusses the importance and safety of COVID-19 vaccine availability for individuals older than 12.

Ryan Hassan, M.D., answers listener questions about vaccinating young adults aged 12 to 15.