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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Hyundai Hope on Wheels™ Helps OHSU Doernbecher Cancer Patients Share Courage, Strength With Families Nationwide
August 02, 2010
WHAT: Pediatric cancer patients receiving care at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and their families will join Hyundai and its dealers to commemorate the children’s treatment milestones with a $50,000 donation to the ...
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Researchers Isolate Importance of Gene in Determining How Aggressive a Patient’s Breast Cancer Will Be
July 22, 2010
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers found that the GRB7 gene drives an aggressive form of breast cancer and acts independently of the HER-2 gene, known to be a stimulator of breast cancer growth. Isolating the role ...
OHSU Offers Parkinson's Disease Treatment Update for Patients, General Public
July 22, 2010
WHAT: The OHSU Parkinson Center of Oregon, in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, is hosting a research roundtable for patients and the general public. A panel of leading scientific experts will discuss ...
Get Going Oregon! Diabetes Walk, Health Fair Saturday, July 24
July 22, 2010
WHAT: Get Going Oregon! — a 30-day walking challenge to support diabetes prevention, education and outreach programs at the Oregon Health & Science University Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center — launches with a kick-off event at South Waterfront ...
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Awarded Four Grants Worth More Than $7.75 Million
July 15, 2010
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute was awarded more than $7.75 million in grants to fund breast cancer research and explore new approaches to treating patients with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Brian J. Druker, M.D., ...
OHSU Ranks Among Nation’s ‘Best Hospitals’
July 15, 2010
Oregon Health & Science University Hospital is the only hospital in Oregon to be ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010-11 “Best Hospitals.” Just 152 hospitals out of the 4,852 evaluated performed well enough to rank in even one specialty. OHSU ...
Hundreds With ‘Brittle Bone Disease’ Gather in Portland July 7 – 10
July 06, 2010
People of all ages living with a rare genetic disease called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) are meeting this week to share their experience and hope, and to learn about the latest clinical innovations and research breakthroughs into the cause and cure ...
New Diabetes Prevention Initiative Challenges Oregonians to ‘Get Going'
July 02, 2010
WHAT: Get Going Oregon! — a 30-day walking challenge to support diabetes prevention, education and outreach programs at the Oregon Health & Science University Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center — launches with a kick-off event at South Waterfront ...
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Among First in Nation to Treat Prostate Cancer Patients With New Immunotherapy
June 21, 2010
The Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute will be among the first sites in the nation to treat advanced prostate cancer patients with the newest drug approved by the FDA to fight the disease. Provenge® (sipuleucel-T) is a new ...
More Local Communities Now Able to Use Portland’s Ronald McDonald Houses®
June 17, 2010
Effective June 1, Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oregon and Southwest Washington (RMHC®) lowered its distance requirement for families eligible to stay at either of its Portland Houses. Previously, families needed to live at least 50 miles away ...