Monica Davenport has a life again after nearly a decade with a failing heart that imposed increasingly oppressive limits. She had to retire from her secretarial job in 2000 because she grew too weak even to carry file folders. As time wore on she was ...

Imagine having double-vision, headaches so severe nothing can help them, and hearing a whooshing and pounding so loud you can’t fall asleep. And then imagine visiting multiple doctors and being told nothing was wrong with you. This is a normal ...

Diane Miller, M.D., and Rick De Troye, both licensed acupuncturists (LAC) recently joined forces to form the Portland Veterans Acupuncture Project free clinic to help local veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The acupuncture ...

Methadone is a possible cause of sudden cardiac death even when it isn’t overdosed but is taken at therapeutic levels primarily for relief of chronic pain or drug addiction withdrawal, a new study by Oregon Health & Science University researchers ...

Children battling cancer and their families often spend weeks, sometimes months, undergoing treatment at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. And although Doernbecher staff work tirelessly to make each family’s stay as comfortable as possible, the ...

Trauma Registry, representing a wide range of ages and injuries. Of these patients, 37 percent were transferred to a larger trauma center from the emergency department. The study found early transfer resulted in lower death rates. “We assumed this was ...

The upcoming movie “Awake” features a heart transplant patient who experiences “awareness” while under general anesthesia, which may raise concerns for some patients. Anesthesia professionals at Oregon Health & Science University would like to help ...

There are so many problems in our health care delivery system and its financing structure that even families who have health insurance are having problems getting care as well as paying for it, according to a recent study by an Oregon Health & Science ...

David Dorr, M.D., assistant professor of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, has received the 2007 New Investigator Award at the annual symposium of the American Medical ...

Eldon Francis of Olympia wants to reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Salem resident Steve Walery wants relief from balance problems, and burning and shock-like pain in his extremities. Both hope a new Oregon Health & Science University clinic ...