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 scientists present groundbreaking device that allows communication through brain waves
June 20, 2011
WHAT Demonstration of a cutting edge “brain computer interface” project being developed by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. The project is being developed to allow people with “locked in syndrome” – people who are paralyzed and have ...
AARP reports on Oregon success story
June 14, 2011
An Oregon-pioneered program aimed at improving health care for those with advanced illness is now receiving national attention. AARP recently released a report about the Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, program. The program ...
OHSU physicians with multiple sclerosis to lead team in MS fundraiser
June 09, 2011
As faculty members and family medicine physicians at Oregon Health & Science University, Elizabeth Steiner and Fran Biagioli know well the world of patients struggling with health issues. They also have a very personal perspective on that world — ...
Immediate use of an IUD following abortion more likely to prevent unintended pregnancies
June 08, 2011
Women who receive a contraceptive known as an intrauterine device or IUD immediately following a first trimester abortion experience few complications and are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who delay getting an IUD by several ...
Grant awarded to expand a groundbreaking health care program developed in Oregon
June 08, 2011
An Oregon-pioneered program aimed at improving health care for those with advanced illness has received financial support to further expand across the nation. The POLST (Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) program was created almost 20 ...
Kidney cancer discovery could expand treatment options
June 02, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers uncovered a gene that may be the key to helping kidney cancer patients who don’t respond to current therapies. This discovery could also provide a toolkit to identify patients who ...
Immune system therapy shows promise in slowing the progression of prostate cancer in patients with recurrent disease
May 23, 2011
An immunotherapy for prostate cancer, which is currently used to treat men whose disease has spread to bones and is considered life threatening, shows early promise in slowing cancer progression in men whose disease has recurred following surgery, an ...
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital among top 50 in the nation
May 17, 2011
Pediatric experts across the nation have named OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital one of the best in the country in eight of 10 ranked specialties, according to U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals 2011-12. The rankings recognize the top 50 ...
Study finds states vary in children’s health; Gaps exist in insurance, quality care across sectors
May 12, 2011
A comprehensive report based on the National Survey of Children's Health conducted by children's health researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau finds insurance duration, consistency and adequacy, and ...
OHSU becoming national leader in rare disease research
May 11, 2011
Brittany Leap's doctor told her parents they had no idea what was happening with Brittany. But something seemed wrong. Beginning at 18 months, and through her early years, Brittany's motor skills were not normal. She was clumsy, tripping repeatedly, ...