Adrienne Hughes, M.D., says dangerous side effects from drinking excessive amounts of coffee — which can include tremors or vomiting — are rare and can occur after consuming at least 10,000 milligrams of caffeine, or the equivalent of 50 to 100 cups of coffee.

The combined laboratories of R. Stephen Lloyd, Ph.D., and Amanda McCullough, Ph.D., will collaborate with Luciole Pharmaceuticals and others to identify molecules that may modify neurodegenerative diseases.

Siloam Vision, which licensed an OHSU-developed technology to detect the blindness-causing condition retinopathy of prematurity in prematurely born babies, is partnering with the nonprofit Orbis International to improve the condition’s diagnosis and treatment in the developing world.

OHSU School of Nursing Ashland Campus student Liza Salazar is one of 15 Southern Oregonians to benefit from the Evans Endowed Nursing Scholarship program this year.

With more than 19,000 employees, OHSU is Portland’s third-largest employer.

Kyle Johnson, M.D., says Oregon youth are experiencing a suicidal crisis, and that OHSU is offering medicine lock boxes at reduced prices to help prevent suicides.

OHSU patient Annette Adkins features prominently in an NBC News story about a new form of regenerative brain cell therapy to treat an intractable form of epilepsy.

Research by Martha Goetsch, M.D., and colleagues explores how reduced estrogen levels after menopause affects vaginal elasticity and lubrication, leading many people to experience painful sex. Goetsch notes estrogen loss alters the small, highly sensitive entryway to the vagina, which she describes as “the two square inches that could wreck your life.”

Data compiled by OHSU and PSU researchers indicates Jefferson County has the highest rate of emergency department visits for firearm injuries.

In a story about women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS, being able to become pregnant after losing weight with GLP-1 inhibitors like Ozempic, Paula Amato, M.D., notes losing weight can improve the chances that patients with PCOS can conceive. Amato says: “We always recommend lifestyle changes for patients with PCOS. Problem is, it’s certainly very challenging.”