Providence Portland Medical Center

Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries in Justice-Involved Individuals and Executive Function Consequences on Transition and Reentry into the Community

Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Alaina Randerson, alainaranderson@gmail.com

Prekallikrein: the catalytic crossroads of inflammation and thrombosis

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The contact activation pathway, historically considered dispensable for hemostasis, has re-emerged as a critical mediator of thromboinflammation. Plasma prekallikrein, through its activation to kallikrein, links coagulation, inflammation, and vascular biology....

Time-dependent divergence in infection risks among patients with multiple sclerosis treated with fumarates versus anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies

Background: People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) treated with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies have an elevated infection risk, yet long-term comparative data with oral fumarates are limited. Objective: To compare infection incidence, healthcare resource utilization, and relapse...

Ventral Column Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a form of neuromodulation that delivers electrical impulses to the spinal cord, altering pain signals to provide relief from chronic pain. Since its introduction in the 1960s, SCS has primarily targeted the dorsal columns of the spinal cord. While...