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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OHSU expanding, improving transgender health services
August 28, 2019
New staff, projects seek to better meet the needs of transgender patients.
OHSU receives UNOS approval to reactivate Heart Transplant Program
August 26, 2019
Three advanced heart failure cardiologists join OHSU’s comprehensive team.
Tips for a smooth, healthy return to the classroom
August 22, 2019
OHSU Doernbecher pediatrician suggests a routine physical, current vaccines, appropriate safety gear, adequate sleep.
Occupational therapist with low vision helps her peers find independence
August 19, 2019
OHSU’s Kathryn Marxen-Simonson teaches use of tech, tools to improve quality of life.
Hospital intervention raises likelihood patients will treat their addiction after discharge
August 15, 2019
OHSU’s innovative in-hospital addiction program proves successful in engaging people in treatment.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at OHSU earns national accreditation
August 13, 2019
Knight Cardiovascular Institute has Oregon’s only Adult Congenital Heart Association-recognized program.
‘Bone in a dish’ opens new window on cancer initiation, metastasis, bone healing
August 06, 2019
Like real bone, the material developed at OHSU has a 3D mineral structure populated with living cells, providing a unique model to study bone function, diseases, regeneration.
U.S. News & World Report ranks OHSU Hospital No. 1 in Oregon
July 30, 2019
Six of the hospital’s adult specialties are ranked among the best in the nation, based on survival and discharge-to-home rates, volume, nursing quality.
National Academies report aims to help children become healthier adults
July 25, 2019
To help advance health equity, the report shares multiple recommendations to support families and caregivers, create stable living conditions and maximize health promotion.
More than 5,000 lives touched by OHSU Kidney Transplant Program
July 24, 2019
As a leader in organ transplantation, the OHSU Kidney Transplant Program celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.