A 2-year-old Bend boy fighting neuroblastoma receives treatment at OHSU Doernbecher.

Holger Link, M.D., says children inhaling polluted air in any form is not ideal: “The truth is we don’t know the long-term effects. This is all quite new, the extent and severity of the pollution due to wildfires. … We need to invest in public health and really study these things to understand what it means for our children.”

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., expresses concern regarding two cases of serious illness in COVID-19 vaccine trial.

Alex Burford, M.D., and Ben Hoffman, M.D., share tips and tricks for making the best of the new academic year.

Professional golfer Caroline Inglis shares her reasons for playing in the Cambia Portland Classic to raise money for the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s palliative care program.

Kelvin MacDonald, M.D., says he and his 14-year-old son wore N95 masks to take out the garbage as wildfire smoke blanketed the Portland-metro area: “It is unethical to expose them and find out what happens 50 years from now.”

Kathlynn Northrup-Snyder, Ph.D., R.N., and Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo, Ph.D., R.N., study how using motivational interviewing techniques when speaking with patients can prevent falls and fall-related injuries.

Paul Carbonne, M.D., and Katharine Zuckerman, M.D., co-author brief on “how to prevent tragic encounters between autistic youth and law enforcement.”

Previously published OHSU research about parental discipline practices is featured in a news story.

OHSU and OHSU Doernbecher experts are interviewed regarding health hazards due to chronic exposure to hazardous air quality.