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 statement regarding USDA 'Open Case'
March 03, 2016
"The Oregon National Primate Research Center has not been contacted about any investigation. We support and adhere to the appropriately stringent Animal Welfare Actand Animal Welfare Regulations with oversight provided by the U.S. Department of ...
OHSU Family Medicine, Benson Polytechnic High School unveil student wellness center
February 11, 2016
Oregon Health & Science University and Benson Polytechnic High School today unveiled a new student wellness center that will improve the physical and mental health of Portland high school students. Located on the BPHS campus, the Benson Wellness ...
Doernbecher Children's Hospital opens first pediatric intraoperative MRI facility on the West Coast
February 03, 2016
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital today unveiled a 3-Tesla intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging machine that provides real-time, high-resolution images of the brain during complex surgical procedures. Housed in a new 10,000 square-foot ...
Doernbecher Children's Hospital to unveil first pediatric intraoperative MRI facility on the West Coast
February 01, 2016
MEDIA ALERT: Media are invited to a special event to celebrate the completion of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging facility, and: Get photos, video of OHSU Doernbecher faculty, staff, patients, ...
Uncovering the financial ties of advocates for cancer drug approval
February 01, 2016
Speakers who nominally represent cancer patients at advisory meetings on new drugs often have financial ties with the company seeking marketing approval. And those ties aren’t always disclosed, according to an analysis appearing in JAMA Internal ...
OHSU exploring expansion of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
January 28, 2016
Oregon Health & Science University today announced plans to explore the expansion of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The proposed new facility would create the first children’s hospital in the Pacific Northwest — and one of the few in the ...
Evidence review provides new estimates of the effectiveness and harms of breast cancer screening
January 11, 2016
In conjunction with today’s release of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated recommendations for breast cancer screening, three research articles analyzing the effectiveness and harms of screening were published in the Annals of Internal ...
Local businesses, community groups to spread holiday cheer at OHSU Doernbecher
December 11, 2015
Local businesses and community groups will visit patients and families at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital this holiday season. WHEN: Monday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m.: Spirit Mountain Casino Toy Delivery For the eighth consecutive year, ...
New leads in the struggle against a formidable leukemia
December 04, 2015
A coordinated push to decrypt a complex form of leukemia is delivering a trove of new drug candidates and treatment ideas, a dozen of which will be presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida (Dec. 5-8).
OHSU and Moda agree to option to convert note to equity
November 17, 2015
With a goal of improving the health of Oregonians, Oregon Health & Science University and Moda Health Plan, Inc. have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to create a joint board and provide OHSU an optin to acquire a 25 percent equity position in Moda Health by converting a $50 million surplus note.