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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Tenth Annual Auction Nets $750, 000 For Pediatric Emergency Department Remodel
November 09, 2007
Doernbecher Children's Hospital's drive to renovate its pediatric Emergency Department received a major boost on Sat., Oct. 20, at the 10th Annual Heart of Doernbecher Dinner and Auction. Donations from bidding in live and silent auctions, a special ...
OHSU Researcher To Help Develop Well-Being Initiatives For Cancer Survivors
November 07, 2007
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., has been appointed to a panel of experts assigned to develop physical activity and well-being initiatives that address the specific wants, needs and interests ...
OHSU Radiation Medicine Study: Positioning Pelvic Cancer Patients On Stomachs For Radiation Yields Better Results
October 29, 2007
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that positioning pelvic cancer patients on their stomachs rather than their backs is a better method for delivering radiation therapy. Because patients return for multiple ...
OHSU Cancer Institute Physician Receives Award for Work With Young Adult Oncology
October 24, 2007
Brandon Hayes-Lattin, M.D.,assistant professor of medicine and director of the OHSU Cancer Institute Adolescent & Young Adult oncology program, has received the Ulman Cancer Fund (UCF) Hope Award. The UCF Young Adults Oncology Professional Award is ...
When Parents Lose Health Coverage, Children Become Uninsured According To Statewide Survey
October 24, 2007
When parents lose their health care coverage, their children can also become uninsured, a statewide survey of Oregon families has found. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research conducted ...
Oregon is 'Unsatisfactory' When it Comes to Women's Health
October 17, 2007
Oregon continues to come up short when it comes to women's health issues, according to the fourth edition of Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card. The report gave Oregon, ranked 14th in the nation, an overall ...
OHSU Examines Herb's Effects On Diabetic Neuropathy
October 03, 2007
A 2005 OHSU study showing an herbal supplement speeds recovery in an animal model of nerve damage has triggered a clinical trial to determine if the compound has the same effect in humans suffering from diabetic neuropathy. Oregon Health & Science ...
OHSU Center For Women's Health Announces Free Health Screening Event: Appointment Line Opens Today
October 01, 2007
The Center for Women's Health at Oregon Health & Science University will provide at least 100 free cervical and breast cancer screenings to area women on Friday, Nov. 16, as part of a statewide initiative to promote women's health screenings. ...
OHSU Cancer Institute Awarded $2 Million Grant For Adolescent, Young Adult Project
September 28, 2007
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute has received a five-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant of more than $2 million to disseminate information and education materials to hematological cancer survivors, their families ...
OHSU Surgeons Are First In The Country To Use New 'Incision-Less' Surgery To Stop Acid Reflux Disease
September 20, 2007
Surgeons in the Oregon Health & Science University Digestive Health Center are the first and only in the United States to use a newly FDA-approved procedure known as EsophyX transoral fundoplication to stop the debilitating symptoms and complications ...