“When the relevant information you need is all in one place and easily accessible, it translates into improved and efficient care,” says Saleen Manternach, M.D., in a news release about a statewide initiative to incorporate prescription drug information into electronic health records.

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation announces Sadie Williams as its new Executive Director.

In a story about smoking’s impact on vision and how ophthalmologists discuss the topic with patients, Andreas Lauer, M.D., says the growing prevalence of marijuana smoking also comes up in these conversations.

Ben Hoffman, M.D., was featured in an article outlining new AAP guidelines for rear-facing car seats.

OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute was named the nation’s ninth-best overall ophthalmology program.

Don Sullivan, M.D., discussed the role of palliative care in reducing suicide risk among veterans with advanced lung cancer. He said: “Patients with lung cancer — compared with those who have other types of cancer — have high symptom burden, including both psychological and physical symptoms that impact their quality of life.”

Becker’s Hospital Review included the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute among their list of “100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs.”

Washington state confirms the first flu-related death of the season. Dawn Nolt, M.D. said, “getting vaccinated is the single best thing you can do to prevent the flu.”

=Q&A with Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., on the topic of precision medicine.

An OpEd written by Paula Amato, M.D., outlines the ethics of gene-editing technology.