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OHSU Doernbecher patients design Nike footwear, apparel to benefit Oregon children’s hospital
October 23, 2015
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Nike today unveiled the highly anticipated 2015 Doernbecher Freestyle Collection. An extraordinary partnership between OHSU Doernbecher and Nike, the Doernbecher Freestyle program provides young hospital patients battling life-threatening illnesses the opportunity to make their mark designing one-of-a-kind Nike footwear and apparel that is produced and sold to support the hospital that changed their lives.
‘Exception from informed consent’ study will assess emergency treatment for prolonged seizures
October 15, 2015
Oregon Health & Science University is one of 40 centers across the country participating in an emergency medicine study that aims to save and improve the lives of adults and children 2 years and older whose life-threatening seizures are resistant to standard treatment.
OHSU releases Mole Mapper ResearchKit app to track potential skin cancers
October 14, 2015
Oregon Health & Science University today released an iPhone app designed to advance melanoma research by giving users the ability to accurately measure and monitor moles, and contribute photos of how their potential trouble spots evolve over time.
New Paramedic Grads Ready to Practice
October 05, 2015
While the ability to call emergency 9-1-1 medical assistance in the United States has only been around since the 1960s, today paramedics are an integral part of our country’s emergency health care system. Last month, an additional 29 highly trained paramedics earned their degrees at one of the state’s most highly regarded programs, offered jointly by Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Research: Face-to-face socializing more powerful than phone calls, emails in guarding against depression in older adults
October 04, 2015
In a slight knock on digital and telephone communications, a new study points to the unsurpassed mental health benefits of regular face-to-face social interactions among older adults.
Immunovia, OHSU collaborating on early detection test for pancreatic cancer
October 04, 2015
Immunovia AB and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) formed a collaboration to confirm, validate and commercialize a blood test for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The test called IMMray™ PanCan-d analyses a patient’s immune system for early signs of disease. The collaboration will also enable researchers to explore biomarkers for a number of other cancer types.
32nd Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference to focus on local solutions to health care challenges
September 23, 2015
The Oregon Office of Rural Health at OHSU will host the 32nd Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference, “Statewide Challenges – Local Solutions."
Got drugs? OHSU hosts prescription drug ‘take-back’ event Sept. 26
September 10, 2015
OHSU invites the public to safely and responsibly dispose of unused or expired prescription medications as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take-Back Initiative, which aims to provide a safe, convenient, and ...
Annual Pacific NW Prostate Cancer Conference slated for Sept. 19
September 09, 2015
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, in conjunction with University of Washington School of Medicine and University of British Columbia Cancer Agency Research Centre, is hosting the 15th annual NW Prostate Cancer Conference. The region’s ...