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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Opioids more accessible than addiction treatment
February 12, 2019
OHSU study finds opioids are easy to get, but medication-assisted addiction therapy is not.
Managing congenital heart defects
February 11, 2019
Prenatal diagnosis and a collaborative approach to care empowers families to cope with the challenges of CHD.
Times Up for inequity and harassment in health care
February 07, 2019
OHSU expert co-authors commentary in The Lancet.
Study identifies new target to prevent, treat alcoholism
February 06, 2019
Identification of the gene provides hope, as there are currently only a handful of FDA-approved drugs for alcoholism.
Study: Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of MS drugs
February 04, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries now pay thousands of dollars annually.
Feeding tubes shouldn’t be on POLST forms: JAGS opinion paper
January 31, 2019
Surgically inserted feeding tubes harm patients with dementia, research shows.
Vaccination saves lives
January 28, 2019
Declining vaccinations for nonmedical reasons endangers the health of our population's most vulnerable.
Army, OHSU health care pros team up for new medical exchange
January 22, 2019
OHSU is one of only two U.S. hospitals to participate in Army Military Civilian Trauma Team Training program.
Jan. 22: Army Brig. Gen. Telita Crosland to celebrate new trauma health care collaboration with OHSU
January 17, 2019
MEDIA ALERT: OHSU is one of two hospitals nationwide to partner with the Army in a medical training program.
Educating the next generation of physicians amid the opioid epidemic
January 15, 2019
OHSU School of Medicine’s pain intersession stands out among medical schools nationwide.