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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US News and World Report: OHSU medical and nursing schools rank in top 10 in numerous specialties
March 16, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University's Schools of Medicine and Nursing are listed several times throughout the U.S. News and World Report's 2012 rankings of America's best graduate schools. Each year, the magazine publishes an overall list of the ...
Dr. Richardson's remarks before the House Health Care Committee
February 09, 2011
Mr. Co-Chairs and members of the committee, I am Mark Richardson, Dean of the School of Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University. I am President of the OHSU Faculty Practice Plan, which includes about 900 faculty physicians employed by OHSU. ...
Need health care info? OHSU has an app for that
January 20, 2011
OHSU Hospital has become one of the first institutions in the country to launch an iPhone/iPad application allowing patients secure access health records from any place where they can receive a wireless signal. The MyChart iPhone Application, created ...
OHSU Doernbecher named Center of Excellence for Batten disease
January 18, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital has been named a Batten Disease Center of Excellence by North America’s largest support and research organization for children diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called ...
OHSU tests new fish oil/lipoic acid combination as Alzheimer's treatment
January 10, 2011
Oregon Health & Science University researchers are expanding a study that found a combination of dietary supplements slows the cognitive and functional decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The results may help enable people with mild to ...
Lincoln City clinics team up with OHSU to target obesity
January 08, 2011
Thanks to a recently awarded federal research grant, Lincoln City will become one of a select number of communities where new techniques will be attempted to combat the country's obesity epidemic. The Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network ...
U.S. Fails to Meet Key Women’s Health Goals
December 09, 2010
Good: Less Cigarette Smoking, More Colorectal Cancer Screening Bad, Ugly: Fewer Pap Tests, More Chlamydia, More Binge Drinking The United States has failed to meet most goals for women’s health — largely federal objectives drawn from the U.S. ...
Holiday Cheer Comes to OHSU Doernbecher
December 08, 2010
Guide-dog puppies, athletes, musical performers and other community groups will spread holiday cheer to patients and families at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Dec. 11 – 25. Media are invited to attend. To protect our fragile patients with ...
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Hires ‘Dream Team’ Cancer Researcher Joe Gray
December 07, 2010
Internationally renowned cancer and genomic researcher Joe Gray, Ph.D., of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will join Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute and the School of Medicine. Gray is known for, among other ...
Medicaid Recipients, Uninsured Less Likely To Survive Lung Cancer
November 30, 2010
How successful would you be in battling lung cancer? The answer could depend on your health insurance. Patients with private insurance or Medicare are more likely to survive lung cancer than those covered by Medicaid or without insurance, according to ...