Christian Huisman, Ph.D., is first author on a Nature Communications paper that describes how genetic mutations can cause the rare developmental disorder Kabuki syndrome.

OHSU inserted the first transcatheter mitral heart valve repair technology of an early feasibility study sponsored by Half Moon Medical.

A contestant on the TV show Bachelor received a cochlear implant at OHSU when she was two years old.

In a story about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, Walt Dawson, D.Phil., cites the physiological and practical impact of the pandemic. He says, “The impact of that isolation and the disruption of our social networks and our daily routines is a huge risk factor for increased rates of dementia.”

Joe Ness, M.H.A., R.Ph., says OHSU employees who are not involved in patient care are receiving COVID vaccinations because it provides the hospital with a larger workforce to draw from during the pandemic, adding “planning for and managing through a crisis requires everybody on the team to be able to assist and that was the priority.”

Saying “Sleep is really important for health and wellness,” Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D., explains insufficient exposure to natural daylight and being exposed to too much blue light from technological devices at night could cause people to not receive enough sleep

OHSU partnered with SEIU Local 503 to offer drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics for more than 2,000 community health workers Jan. 9 and 10 at the Oregon Convention Center and Hillsboro Stadium.

A story about feeling unusually tired after mental or physical exertion being a potential symptom of long COVID cites a pre-print study co-written by OHSU researchers found 72% of long COVID patients experience post-exertional malaise, or PEM.

Former Dartmouth University soccer player Ally Gallagher, M.D., is honored for working on the frontlines during the pandemic.

As part of a series about Central Oregonians facing unprecedented challenges in 2020, story features Bend resident and ICU physician Mark Baskerville, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., who says “I tell you, (the pandemic) has really taught us the humility of medicine. We think that we have the best drugs and the best treatments and the best hospitals in the world and we probably do, but all it takes is one small virus to derail the whole train.”