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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Oregon High School Students Experience Health Careers at OHSU Summer Program
July 10, 2008
About 40 high school students from more than 15 Oregon counties have been chosen to participate in the MedStars Honors Program held at Oregon Health & Science University. For four days, students will get a behind-the-scenes look at life as a health ...
Inspired by a Child, OHSU Nurses Raise Money for Programs Helping Premature Infants
July 10, 2008
Nurses are accustomed to being on their feet. But on August 22, a team of nurses and friends from the Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center (DNCC) at Oregon Health & Science University will be pounding 197 miles of pavement to raise money to help premature ...
Federally Certified Rural Health Clinics Report Released
June 26, 2008
The Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon Rural Health Association have released the 2008 Oregon Certified Rural Health Clinics Report. The comprehensive report, funded by a grant from the Meyer Memorial ...
OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers Find Novel Chemo Drug Helps Treat Prostate Cancer
June 02, 2008
Abstract #5141 Phase II Study of Sagopilone Plus Prednisone as First-Time Chemotherapy in Patients with with Metastatic Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Men with a certain type of prostate cancer have been shown to respond to a new chemotherapy ...
Nominations Sought for 2008 Oregon Rural Health Conference Awards
May 28, 2008
The Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University is seeking nominations for the 2008 Oregon Rural Health Conference Awards. The awards honor outstanding people, programs and organizations that have improved the quality and ...
OHSU 5K Tram Run & Walk
May 27, 2008
The Rose Festival sanctioned event is a fund raiser benefiting Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation of Oregon Health & Science University. Participants who haven’t preregistered online are asked to come to the event festival area in South ...
Bend-area Residents Have Opportunity to Discuss Health Advances With Several Top OHSU Physicians and Scientists
May 15, 2008
Six of Oregon's top physicians and scientists will visit Central Oregon on Wednesday, May 21, to share the latest advances in the treatment of cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. The one-day event, presented by the Oregon Health & Science ...
OHSU Library Launches Project Connecting Oregonians To Health Providers
April 15, 2008
"Oregon Health Go Local" is a project coordinated by the Oregon Health & Science University Library. The project will create an online directory of health service providers throughout the state, enabling Oregonians to browse by health topics, health ...
13th Annual Women's Health Conference Turns to Integrative Medicine, Green Living
April 01, 2008
WHAT: The 13th Annual Women’s Health Conference, sponsored by the OHSU Center for Women’s Health, adds new focuses to its line-up of speakers and workshops this year. These focuses include workshops dedicated to how green living can benefit your ...
Pilot Course In Global Health Offered In Spring 2008
March 21, 2008
OHSU's new Global Health Center has announced that a new course--"Global Health In Changing Environments"--will be piloted in April and May of 2008. The course--a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary elective--will focus on creating solutions to ...