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OHSU mirror therapy expert to provide free training in Vietnam

November 14, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University's Beth Darnall, Ph.D., is an international expert on a novel therapy for "phantom limb pain" — real pain suffered by people who have had an arm or leg amputated. Darnall has studied and treats people with "mirror ...

OHSU holds prescription medication drop-off event

October 26, 2011
The Oregon Poison Center at Oregon Health & Science University would like the public to know that unwanted or expired medications in the house can result disaster from accidental ingestion to addictions. But how does one safely and responsibly get rid ...

OHSU offers free health screenings on World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14

October 19, 2011
WHAT Oregon Health & Science University Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center is sponsoring a free health fair to promote diabetes education and prevention on World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14. The following Saturday, Nov. 19, the center is hosting the ...

OHSU announces Marquam Hill Lecture Series for 2011-12

September 02, 2011
WHAT Oregon Health & Science University's Marquam Hill Lecture Series features nationally recognized OHSU faculty experts who present in lay terms the latest research findings and treatment options in their specialties. All lectures are free, but ...

Ninth Grade Counts Students Visit the ONPRC

August 23, 2011
On August 17th, twenty students from Reynolds High School visited OHSU's Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) in Beaverton. They began the morning learning about the ONPRC and the importance of animal research from Diana Gordon, the ...

Gathering puts focus on young cancer survivors

August 02, 2011
Calendar Alert WHAT “Bringing Light” features the screening of “Wrong Way to Hope,” live music performed by Andrew Stonestreet and Daniel Dixon of Greylag and a reception for young cancer survivors. “Wrong Way to Hope” tells the story of a group of ...

Who needs summer camp when you can go to OHSU’s ‘Camp Monkey’?

July 28, 2011
More than 70 local middle-school students will attend a summer camp like no other this Friday, July 29, as Oregon Health & Science University launches its first ever “Camp Monkey.” The day camp, which will be held at OHSU's Oregon National Primate ...
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