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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Dental Patients Enjoying Remodeled Reception Center at OHSU School of Dentistry
August 25, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore. —The Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry (www.ohsu.edu/sod) recently completed an extensive renovation of its patient reception center for its pre-doctoral (first-floor) clinic. Unveiled in mid-July, the newly ...
Gifts to Dean's Fund Build Pediatric Dental Surgery Clinic
August 24, 2009
OHSU School of Dentistry unveiled its new Pediatric Dental Surgery Clinic in early August. The 750-square-foot clinic, located in room 08443 on the eighth floor of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, was paid for entirely by donations to the Dean's Fund ...
Take a deep breath: OHSU offers combat veterans meditation therapy to help ease effects of combat-related PTSD
August 20, 2009
Oregon Health & Science University is beginning a research study to examine the different aspects of mindfulness meditation as part of an effort to find new ways to treat combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An estimated 15 percent to ...
This Year’s Dairy Queen “Miracle Treat Day” Poised to Push Total Donations to Doernbecher Over the Million-Dollar Mark
August 04, 2009
This popular fundraiser benefits Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children's hospitals, including OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. For every ...
OHSU Wins National Award for Its Palliative and End-of-Life Efforts
July 30, 2009
OHSU is one of three recipients of the Circle of Life Award this year, along with two others that were awarded citations of honor. The Circle of Life Award celebrates programs across the nation that have made great strides in palliative and ...
OHSU’s R. Dale Walker, M.D., honored as 2009 Indian Physician of the Year
July 28, 2009
Walker, who is Cherokee, also was honored as Indian Physician of the year in 1989. He is a one of two American Indian psychiatrists’ in the nation certified in addictions treatment. Walker is a professor of psychiatry and public health and preventive ...
Elite Cyclist Discusses Challenges of Exercising With Diabetes
July 21, 2009
WHAT: Lonny Knabe, 32, a member of the elite cycling team Team Type 1 and native Oregonian, will meet with patients and families to discuss the challenges and successes associated with exercising with diabetes. Diabetes experts will be available to ...
OHSU Library Launches Web Site to Help Oregonians Locate Health Care Near Home
July 20, 2009
WHAT: A series of consumer health presentations including a demonstration of new Oregon Health Go Local Web site, a national database linking patients to health services, facilities and resources in their own communities. Other presentations will ...
National Art Exhibit Featuring Works by Epilepsy Patients Visits Doernbecher
June 17, 2009
WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital will host "Expressions of Courage: Through the Years," a traveling exhibit that features a collection of award-winning artwork created by children and adults with epilepsy. ...
OHSU Doernbecher Hosts Triplets Reunion
June 08, 2009
WHAT: Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital will host a reunion for five families (10 parents and 15 babies) who delivered triplets during a four-month period last year. In previous years, OHSU delivered an average of just ...