The Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation has announced the election of new directors and officers to its board. Linda Hickey, Sean T. Keys, Gerald E. Jerry Reser and Todd R. Stucky, CLU, ChFC, have been newly elected to regular two-year terms on ...

The holidays not only hold special meaning, but special risks. To ensure a happy and safe holiday season, the Doernbecher Children's Safety Center and the Oregon Poison Center at Oregon Health & Science University offer the following helpful tips: ...

Children should brush their teeth for two minutes for maximum benefit, and the best times to brush are after breakfast and before bed. Babies aged 8 to 23 months can actually "catch" cavities from their mothers via a bacteria known as streptococcus ...

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing will join with public health officials and nursing educators in Thailand to help thwart a potential resurgence of HIV/AIDS among that nation's ...

On a bright fall day in Oregon, 3,500 cyclists, cancer survivors and their loved ones together raised more than $1.3 million for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) through the LIVESTRONG(TM) Ride. Proceeds will support the LAF's efforts to help ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has activated another 35-member Oregon Disaster Medical Team (ODMT). Team members will leave Oregon Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the morning from airports near their hometowns, including Portland and Eugene. The ODMT is ...

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine's new Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) is helping disadvantaged high school, college and post-college students overcome socioeconomic, educational and cultural barriers to get into ...

Dr. Dana Braner rushed to the aid of Indonesian children whose lives were threatened by the lack of healthcare after the December 26, 2004 tsunami devastated communities throughout South Asia. Now, eight months later, the pediatric intensivist has ...

Hurricane Katrina has brought issues of race and poverty to the fore as Americans struggle to comprehend and respond to the devastation in Louisiana and other southern states. This heightened interest provides an opportunity to support ...