An investigational drug that’s shown promise in men with advanced prostate cancer will now move one step further in clinical development. In Phase II clinical trials, MDV3100 has been shown to effectively lower prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels — ...

Newly-published research by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University demonstrates that simply reducing caloric intake is not enough to promote significant weight loss. This appears to be due to a natural compensatory mechanism that reduces a ...

WHAT: Nearly 140 Oregon Health & Science University’s medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy and physician assistant students will provide free health screenings to uninsured men, women and children, under the guidance of OHSU faculty. The “Health ...

Deepening its strong partnership with the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, the cancer patient advocacy organization LIVESTRONG has selected Brandon Hayes-Lattin, M.D., as its senior medical adviser. Hayes-Lattin will advise ...

There was a fifteenfold increase in the rate of complex lower back surgeries performed on older Americans from 2002 to 2007 that caused more life-threatening complications, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical ...

WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University’s Casey Eye Institute is hosting a free event to help people understand and cope with macular degeneration and vision loss. Program highlights include: New Developments in Research, Treatment and Prevention of ...

WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University is bringing the Let’s Get Healthy! health fair to Madras. The fair is free and open to the general public. WHEN: Saturday, April 24, 2010 Fair for general public: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Madras High School ...

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has again pioneered some of the newest technology for head and neck cancer treatment in the Pacific Northwest. TransOral robotic surgery (TORS) removes tumors from the throat (oropharynx) and voicebox (larynx) while ...