Mark Slifka, Ph.D., says a pre-print study that found mutations in SARS-CoV-2 should be viewed with “caution until more information on biological significance has been attained.”

A Journal of American Biomedical Science & Research study by Craig Williams, Pharm.D., finds that larger doses may not be worth the extra costs for many patients.

In an op-ed, Austin Nguyen, Abhinav Nellore, Ph.D., and Reid Thompson, M.D., Ph.D., describe their computational biology research, which indicates genetic differences could lead some people to have more severe coronavirus symptoms.

Milwaukie company Sock It To Me is donating socks to OHSU and other area hospitals.

Esther Choo, M.D., is quoted as telling CNN "It's not either open the economy or choose life for people," she said. "You know it doesn't have to be that stark.”

A story quotes Kevin Winthrop, M.D., as saying that exercising outdoors has a lower chance of transmitting the virus than exercising indoors.

Nike donates Air Zoom Pulse shoes, tested by OHSU nurses, to frontline workers nationwide.

In a story about lesser-known provisions of the March 2020 CARES Act, Erick Turner, M.D., says a new user fee system for over-the-counter drugs “will create a conflict of interest, putting pressure on the FDA to answer more to industry and less to the taxpayer.”

In a story about updated screening recommendations for those at risk for Hepatitis B virus, Aaron Caughey, M.D., Ph.D., says “screening in those at increased risk consistently leads to better health outcomes.”

Peter Graven, Ph.D., is interviewed about the role of modeling in prompting actions to flatten the curve and reduce the spread of the virus.