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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Entrepreneurial physician-scientist to lead new Center for Regenerative Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University
January 19, 2012
Kenton Gregory, M.D., an internationally accomplished physician-bioengineer whose landmark research breakthroughs include the development of lifesaving medical products for troops in the battlefield, is directing a new Center for Regenerative Medicine ...
Faulty proteins may prove significant in identifying new treatments for ovarian cancer
January 13, 2012
A constellation of defective proteins suspected in causing a malfunction in the body’s ability to repair its own DNA could be the link scientists need to prove a new class of drugs will be effective in treating a broad range of ovarian cancer ...
OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute receives Grant for AIDS Vaccine Development
January 12, 2012
OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute receives Grant for AIDS Vaccine Development Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute have been awarded an $8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...
OHSU research demonstrates not all embryonic stem cells are equal; produces the world’s first primate chimeric offspring
January 05, 2012
Newly published research by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University provides significant new information about how early embryonic stem cells develop and take part in formation of the primate species. The research, which took place at OHSU’s ...
Oregon's program to improve care for those with advanced illness highlighted in JAMA
January 03, 2012
Oregon's groundbreaking Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment program (POLST) is featured in the latest edition of the Journal of The American Medical Association. The program, which was created by health care professionals two decades ago in ...
Holiday safety tips from OHSU Doernbecher and the Oregon Poison Center
December 15, 2011
The holidays hold not only special meaning; they hold special risks. To ensure a happy and safe holiday season for you and your family, the Tom Sargent Children’s Safety Center at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and the Oregon Poison Center at ...
Some say ‘scars are cool’; but OHSU, Stanford highlight causes of scarring, new ways to prevent it
December 15, 2011
Surgery saves and improves lives. However, one of the downsides is scarring. Those who have undergone open-heart surgery, for instance, often have very large, prominent scars. Past research has demonstrated that a person’s level of scarring often has ...
Community groups bring holiday cheer to OHSU Doernbecher families
December 06, 2011
Community groups, musicians, sports teams and other talent will pay a special visit to patients and families at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital this holiday season. Media are invited to attend, but to protect our fragile patients with weakened ...
99.5 The Wolf hosts radiothon to benefit OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
December 05, 2011
Media Alert MEDIA: Please call Tamara Hargens-Bradley, 503 494-8231, if you plan to attend. WHAT 99.5 The Wolf will broadcast its annual “Hunt for a Cure” Radiothon live from the lobby of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Every hour will feature ...
NIH honors OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s David Dilts for system to improve clinical trial recruitment
November 23, 2011
David Dilts, Ph.D., M.B.A., a professor in the Division of Management at Oregon Health & Science University and a member of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute management team, received a 2011 group merit award from the National Institutes of Health ...