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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Organ donors, recipients celebrate life at OHSU transplant picnic
July 20, 2011
MEDIA ALERT WHAT The Oregon Health & Science University Transplant Program will host a picnic Saturday, July 23, to honor organ transplant recipients, donors and their families. Around 350 people, including OHSU and Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...
U.S. News ranks OHSU among best in nation, no. 1 in Portland-Metro area
July 19, 2011
U.S. News & World Report today released its Best Hospitals 2011-12 rankings and Oregon Health & Science University’s Ear Nose & Throat specialty ranks among the top 50 in the nation, rising from 34th to 23rd. U.S. News also now evaluates hospitals by ...
OHSU scientists discover new role for vitamin C in the eye - and the brain
July 14, 2011
Nerve cells in the eye require vitamin C in order to function properly — a surprising discovery that may mean vitamin C is required elsewhere in the brain for its proper functioning, according to a study by scientists at Oregon Health & Science ...
‘Balance dog’ who helps man with Parkinson’s is co-Grand Marshal of ‘Paws for a Cause’ this Saturday
July 13, 2011
Media Alert WHAT “Paws for a Cause” benefit for OHSU Parkinson Center of Oregon WHEN 8:30 a.m. to noon, July 16, 2011 WHERE Grassy area next to the OHSU Center for Health & Healing, South Waterfront 3303 S.W. Bond Ave., Portland, OR 97239 DETAILS This ...
Breastfeeding moms can help critically ill children by donating excess milk
July 11, 2011
Breastfeeding moms who produce more breast milk than their child requires for optimal health now can donate the precious resource to infants, babies and toddlers with life-threatening diseases or conditions at a new breast milk drop-off site at the ...
OHSU School of Dentistry team compares bacteria on two types braces after one year of orthodontic treatment
July 06, 2011
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have determined that patients with elastomeric (traditional “rubber band” style) orthodontic brackets have similar levels of bacteria as patients wearing self-ligating (gated) ...
OHSU’s leadership in LGBT Health Care Equality receives national attention
June 30, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University has been named a national leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Health Care Equality. As a result, OHSU will be highlighted in the Healthcare Equality Index 2011 report. The report contains the ...
OHSU-led team discovers link between cancer, neurodegenerative diseases
June 30, 2011
A research team led by Oregon Health & Science University scientists has added important new evidence to a growing belief that was unheard of just a few years ago — that there may be a molecular link between certain types of neurodegenerative disease ...
OHSU medical students bike across Oregon to raise awareness of rural health challenges
June 30, 2011
Three second-year medical students will bicycle a thousand miles around Oregon to help raise awareness of the health care challenges facing rural Oregon. Matthew Sperry, Wes Fuhrum and Nathan Defrees will team with community physicians and leaders to ...
Scientists develop method to determine order of mutations that lead to cancer
June 29, 2011
Zeroing in on the early cell mutations that enable a cancer to grow is one of the best ways to find a personalized therapy to stop it. Scientists were able to use a statistical approach for the first time to map out the order in which these ...