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 Nurses celebrate major achievement
August 23, 2012
Cheers erupted in a packed conference room at Oregon Health & Science University this morning as nurses learned that many years of hard work have paid off. Today the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANNC) informed OHSU that it had been awarded ...
OHSU renewed as one of nation’s 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers
August 21, 2012
The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded OHSU and two collaborators another five-year contract to serve as one of the nation's 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers. The Evidence-based Practice Centers review and synthesize ...
OHSU contacts patients about data stolen during burglary
July 31, 2012
Oregon Health & Science University Hospital officials are sending letters to the families of 702 pediatric patients after a USB drive containing some of their patient information was stolen. In total, data for more than 14,000 patients was stored on ...
OHSU Responds to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act
June 28, 2012
This week, Oregon Health & Science University, along with other health care providers across the state, have been closely monitoring the nation's capital for the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act. We are now thoroughly analyzing the ...
Stable, liquid glucagon formulation discovered for potential use in artificial pancreas systems
June 11, 2012
JDRF-funded researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Legacy Health have discovered a liquid glucagon formulation that may be useable in standard diabetes pumps. Such a formulation could broaden the use of glucagon to help prevent ...
OHSU Doernbecher holds graduation ceremony for patients in its Hospital School Program
June 06, 2012
Media Alert WHAT Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital will hold a graduation ceremony for pediatric cancer and hematology patients currently receiving treatment and participating in its K-12 Hospital School Program. ...
International scientists gather in Portland to present latest findings in integrative medicine, health
May 10, 2012
*** Editors: Media are invited to attend. Please call to reserve a media pass. WHAT The 2012 International Research Congress for Integrative Medicine and Health is a comprehensive, global scientific research conference covering the most recent ...
OHSU study: Misdiagnosis of MS is costing health system millions per year
May 09, 2012
It is relatively common for doctors to diagnose someone with multiple sclerosis when the patient doesn't have the disease — a misdiagnosis that not only causes patients potential harm but costs the U.S. health care system untold millions of dollars a ...
Current dental treatment for plaque and tooth decay may be ineffective in eliminating some cavities-inducing bacterial strains in children
May 08, 2012
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have identified dominant genetic strains of bacteria in children following treatment for microbial-caused plaque and tooth decay. And while therapies such as antimicrobial rinse ...
OHSU-led consortium wins $21 million grant to study alcoholism, stress
March 08, 2012
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has funded a five-year, $21 million Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism grant to support a multi-site consortium led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher. OHSU will ...