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 OHSU partnerships in southern Oregon to improve care for the disadvantaged
October 10, 2013
Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Nursing, in collaboration with three southern Oregon community service organizations, announced a partnership today that aims to help medically vulnerable individuals and families. The project, called ...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife Penny issue surprise $1 billion cancer challenge
September 21, 2013
Philanthropists Phil and Penny Knight Friday pledged $500 million to kick-start a $1 billion cancer research initiative at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Phil Knight, Nike co-founder and chairman, said the pledge is contingent on OHSU’s success in raising at least $500 million more for cancer within two years.
OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute and the Oregon State Elks celebrate $25 million raised to provide vision care for kids throughout the Northwest
August 27, 2013
Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon State Elks are celebrating a multi-million-dollar milestone this week that has helped treat and prevent eye disease for thousands of children throughout the region. Since 1949, the Elks Children’s Eye ...
U.S. News & World Report ranks OHSU Hospital No. 1 in Portland, statewide
July 16, 2013
Oregon Health & Science University Hospital ranks No. 1 in the Portland metro area, as well as statewide, according to U.S. News Best Hospitals 2013-14. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that ...
OHSU partners with Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare to open new family medicine clinic where no appointment is required
June 20, 2013
Beginning next week, a new partnership between Oregon Health & Science University and Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare will expand health care access in Southeast Portland. This expansion will take place through the opening of the new OHSU Family ...
OHSU Doernbecher ranks among the nation’s best children’s hospitals four years running
June 11, 2013
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital has been ranked one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States in eight of 10 pediatric specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals. This year, OHSU Doernbecher ...
New technique for deep brain stimulation surgery proves accurate and safe
June 05, 2013
The surgeon who more than two decades ago pioneered deep brain stimulation surgery in the United States to treat people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders has now developed a new way to perform the surgery — which allows for more ...
Hundreds of students will participate in candlelight procession to ‘rekindle’ hope for patients, families at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
May 08, 2013
Media Alert What About 500 K-12 students from Oregon and southwest Washington will gather at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to celebrate a record-breaking fundraising year for Kids Making Miracles schools. Following a brief program -- where the ...
RMHC, OHSU Doernbecher announce interim housing solution for families of seriously ill children traveling to Portland for medical care
April 30, 2013
Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oregon and Southwest Washington (RMHC) and Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have developed an interim housing solution to ensure families of children receiving care at OHSU ...
Legacy Health, OHSU combine outpatient cancer clinics to improve access to advanced care in the region
March 13, 2013
Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) today signed a joint operating agreement for their community outpatient cancer clinics that will expand upon their existing collaboration and leverage mutual strengths to improve access to ...