Community invited to OHSU bone marrow drive events
OHSU team of nurses, medical professionals is working to register 300 donors to support patients with blood cancers.
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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 ...
Hood River, Madras Selected for Important Cancer Screening Study
March 12, 2008
Hood River and Madras residents soon will be invited to take part in an important rural cancer study that could help improve access to cancer screening. Beginning soon, the Oregon Health & Science University Department of Family Medicine researchers ...
Yellow Hats Raise Money For OHSU Cancer Institute Young Cancer Patients
February 27, 2008
Thanks to a yellow baseball hat, adolescents and young adults with cancer will get an added boost. American Family Insurance is giving nearly $300,000 to help fight cancer with about $100,000 going to the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer ...