In a KPTV-TV story about the signs and treatment of seasonal allergies, Shyam Joshi, M.D., says, “Nobody is born with allergies … but they can develop at any point and that is something to be aware of. Really, the only way to know if you have allergies is to get testing done.”

Aaron Caughey, M.D., Ph.D., comments on a recent study that suggests that post-cesarean pain management prescriptions have contributed to the nationwide opioid epidemic. “There’s a shared responsibility with the patients to say, ‘What are your needs going to be? Are you someone that has really challenging pain issues? Okay, then we might need to figure out a very specific plan for you,’” he says.

A senior at Lake Oswego high school who interned in the Druker lab at OHSU is named one of two Oregon Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education.

On the topic of using artificial intelligence algorithms for radiation oncology, Reid Thompson, M.D., Ph.D., says: “For all the awesome potential questions that could be asked with AI, there’s just inadequate bandwidth and capability to do [in medicine], so crowdsourcing could absolutely be done to help with this.”

The Daily Journal of Commerce covers the topping out of OHSU’s Elks Children’s Eye Clinic building, which will open in 2020.

Kyle Johnson, M.D., discusses the growing rate of suicide among adolescent females. He says, “Girls do appear, based on research, to have more negative impacts from bullying and cyberbullying, and that’s a major stressor for kids this age.”

Business Insider includes Phil and Penny Knight’s gift to the Knight Cancer Institute in a list of the “15 biggest private donations to universities by the ultra rich.”

On the topic of universal colorectal cancer screening ages, David Lieberman, M.D., says more research is needed to understand the worldwide increase in colorectal cancer cases and pinpoint groups at higher – or lower – risk.

Research led by Maria Rodriguez, M.D., and colleagues finds Oregon’s law allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control has increased access and saved money, even if few women know about the option.

Ellen Tilden, Ph.D., comments on the increase in home births nationwide.