Jim Chestnutt, M.D., says “it’s really important for everybody to realize that mental health issues are a very important aspect of concussions, particularly those that take a lot longer to recover."

Patrick Feeney, Ph.D., was recognized by the American Academy of Audiology for helping people affected by hearing loss.

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., and Emerson Chen, M.D., co-author a study raising questions about the length of surrogate measures of effectiveness in cancer clinical trials. Chen says, “Whether this tradeoff of faster but less reliable results is worthwhile for patients deserves further scrutiny.”

Lei Wang, Ph.D., and Summer Gibbs, Ph.D., have created the first near-infrared fluorphores that specifically bind to nerves, which could advance the nerve injury repair.

OHSU research intern April Vasquez of Woodburn High School is receiving a Chick Evans Scholarship.

Profile highlighting nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer, Julie Graff, M.D., describes the spectrum of treating patients with rising PSA levels. She says, “When you don’t have clear data about medical outcomes, quality of life is a perfectly reasonable basis for making decisions.”

An Oregon National Primate Research Center study is first to pinpoint a decrease in brain volume among adolescent and young adult nonhuman primates that are heavy drinkers.

New study finds C-sections carry a higher risk of severe complications than vaginal deliveries, particularly after age 35; Aaron Caughey, M.D., Ph.D., says C-sections inherently create the possibility for complications because "you're making holes in people."

Fitch Ratings affirms 'AA-' issuer default rating for OHSU.

In response to a retrospective analysis that reveals most patients with colorectal cancer with complete response to therapeutic agents can skip surgery; Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D., says: “People in the field are excited about it, but we are still waiting for the results of prospective trials to validate the promising retrospective data and give the green light for this to become standard practice.”