OHSU Casey Eye Institute opens student-led clinic serving downtown, Portland-metro area
New clinic will provide low-barrier ophthalmology services to community members in need.
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Wasco County High Schools receive Paul R. Vogt Scholarships for teen athletes
November 23, 2011
Media Alert *** Editors: OHSU ATLAS and ATHENA trainers will introduce the programs to athletes and coaches and begin implementation on Monday, Nov. 28. Media are invited; please confirm attendance by calling 503-575-6556. WHAT The Dalles-Wahtonka ...
OHSU researchers partner with women firefighters to protect children
November 15, 2011
Children younger than 5 are particularly vulnerable to fire- and heat-related injury and trauma in the home. Burns, scalds and electrical injuries can be catastrophic among this age group and often result in disfigurement and disability. To ensure ...
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 ...
Bob and Charlee Moore of Bob's Red Mill commit to donate $25 million to launch OHSU nutrition institute
September 16, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) today announced a $25 million philanthropic partnership with Bob and Charlee Moore — founders of Milwaukie-based Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods — to confront what is widely considered to be the world's greatest ...
Artists with Parkinson’s to show at Sept. 10 OHSU Parkinson’s Symposium
September 08, 2011
Parkinson’s disease doesn’t have to win — it doesn’t have to defeat the people affected by it. People living with Parkinson’s prove that every day. And this Saturday, a bunch of Oregon Parkinson’s patients will be proudly offering that proof — in a ...
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 ...
OHSU's 'Ask the Health Experts' Lecture Series resumes this Fall with new topics
August 05, 2011
Calendar Alert WHAT The fall session of Oregon Health & Science University's much-anticipated “Ask the Health Experts” seminar series is fast approaching. Each lecture is followed by a question-and-answer session with leading experts in their field. ...