Half of transgender patients leave home state for surgery, study finds
July 06, 2022
Traveling patients pay more; limited local access to gender-affirming surgeons a likely reason.
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Rural women who use illegal drugs less likely to use contraception, risk dangerous pregnancies
July 06, 2022
Survey findings raise new concern about access to reproductive health care, including abortion.
Mental health patient directories rife with ‘phantom’ providers, researchers find
July 05, 2022
New OHSU study of Oregon Medicaid directories highlights national problem with access to mental health care.
$5 million donor gift establishes first-of-its-kind food allergy center at OHSU
July 05, 2022
The new OHSU program will be the only food allergy center in the Pacific Northwest, filling a void in specialized patient care, research.
Youth and fentanyl: What every family needs to know
July 01, 2022
OHSU roundtable discussion raises alarm about potentially deadly impact on young people who unwittingly take counterfeit pills.
By kids, for kids: Presenting the 2022 Doernbecher Freestyle XVIII patient-designers
June 30, 2022
Celebrated partnership with Nike has raised nearly $31 million for children’s hospital.
COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
June 28, 2022
Compounds that cut off the flow of fatty fuel stop the virus from replicating in the lab, OHSU researchers find.
