Celebrate, and stay safe on Independence Day
June 30, 2017
Don't let your holiday celebration include a trip to the emergency department. Here are a few tips to help you stay safe.
Stories
Health insurance expansion linked to fewer sudden cardiac arrests
June 28, 2017
A new study shows the incidence of cardiac arrests declined significantly among people who acquired health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
The business of eliminating gun violence
June 28, 2017
The final installment of the OHSU-PSU Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue forum series explored the role of the business, government and community in helping curb gun violence.
U.S. News & World Report ranks OHSU Doernbecher among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
June 27, 2017
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital named among the best children’s hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to focus on a complex form of leukemia
June 27, 2017
The Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research (OCCPR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced the institutes that will comprise the Proteogenomic Translational Research Centers, a group created to collaborate with NCI-sponsored clinical trials.
OHSU opposes Better Health Care Reconciliation Act
June 26, 2017
After review, OHSU is opposed to the U.S. Senate’s Better Health Care Reconciliation Act and believes it offers no significant improvements over the bill passed in the House earlier this year.
Quality medical care should be a given, no matter a patient's sexual or gender identity
June 26, 2017
Cultural competency education can address disparities in treatment for LGBTQI patients, and help providers meet their health care needs.
Technology expert joins the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s center for cancer early detection
June 22, 2017
Today the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute announced that internationally renowned bioengineering and technology expert Mike Heller, Ph.D., will join the institute’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, or CEDAR, to lead its technology efforts.
Study finds nearly half of female cancer survivors experience symptoms of nerve damage, experience more falls well after treatment
June 19, 2017
A study of more than 500 cancer survivors found that many years after completing treatment, nearly half of women cancer survivors continued to experience chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, CIPN.
Tackling a life-long medical journey inch by NICH
June 19, 2017
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between hospital and regional insurance providers provides community-based interventions to support youth whose medical needs are compounded by social problems.
