Over-the-counter pill boosts access to contraception, OHSU study finds
Nationwide study documents 31% percentage point increase in people shifting from no birth control to the over-the-counter oral contraceptive.
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New center to advance collaborative, community-focused health care in Klamath Falls
May 30, 2018
$50 million project includes 100,000 square-foot building to house providers, medical clinics, training facilities.
OHSU awarded $6.1 million to help improve quality of life for those with chronic lung infection
May 25, 2018
Researchers will test new treatment regimen to limit antibiotic use for MAC disease.
Reducing suffering, in the hospital and beyond
May 24, 2018
OHSU’s Elona Dellabough-Gormley volunteers at needles exchanges.
You are what your mother eats
May 23, 2018
OHSU researchers define the molecular basis to explain link between a pregnant mother’s nutrition and infant growth.
Vitamin C improves lung health of children born to moms who smoke
May 21, 2018
Results of clinical trial presented at 2018 ATS International Conference.
EMS providers could save an additional 10,000 lives a year using newer breathing tube
May 16, 2018
Largest NIH study of its kind compared airway tubes used by EMS providers in 3,000 patients with sudden cardiac arrest nationwide, including Portland-metro area, Southwest Washington.
Custom design improves the aesthetic of prosthetic for kids
May 16, 2018
Besides the physical limitation, experts say that children missing a limb can experience lasting psycho-social effects that can shape the course of their lives.
OHSU, UCF launch first U.S. clinical trial of 3D-printed prosthetics for children
May 16, 2018
The clinical trial will recruit 20 children, fitted with custom-designed arms, and gauge the functionality and effect on their quality of life.
OHSU PDX Skincare Festival aims to celebrate — and protect — your skin
May 14, 2018
Annual community event will offer free skin cancer exams, samples and services from skin care professionals, and a 5K Walk or Fun Run to benefit melanoma research.