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Collaborative Cancer Cloud launches

September 03, 2015

The following is an excerpt of the Aug. 19, 2015, Directline from the President’s Office. A little more than two years ago, OHSU and Intel joined forces to combine next-generation computing platforms with our unique capabilities in biomedical ...

Tuality Healthcare and OHSU sign letter of intent to affiliate

August 18, 2015

Tuality Healthcare and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to pursue an affiliation that would integrate Tuality’s clinical enterprise with OHSU’s health care enterprise. If a final agreement is reached, Tuality’s clinical operations will be managed by OHSU, under the strategic direction of a recently announced management company called OHSU Partners.

Pediatric training essential to improving out-of-hospital emergency care for children

August 18, 2015

A national survey of more than 750 emergency medical services providers conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University identified airway management skills, personal anxiety and limited pediatric care proficiency among key factors that may contribute to pediatric safety events for children in out-of-hospital emergent care situations.

OHSU School of Medicine welcomes M.D. class of 2019

August 12, 2015

OHSU School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony, Class of 2019.

Study: Lifesaving antibiotics increase risk of lifelong hearing loss in patients with deadly bacterial infections

July 29, 2015

Seeking to stem the tide of permanent hearing loss from the use of lifesaving antibiotics, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that patients stricken with dangerous bacterial infections are at greater risk of hearing loss than previously recognized.

Breast cancer survivors who experience pain during intercourse may benefit from lidocaine treatment

July 27, 2015

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University report that breast cancer survivors who experience pain during sexual intercourse, a common side effect of breast cancer treatment, may achieve comfort when liquid lidocaine is applied strategically to prevent pain.

OHSU and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital foundation boards announce new members

July 21, 2015

New members appointed to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and the OHSU Foundation Board of Trustees.

Grant applicants sought for OHSU program to reduce cancer’s impact on Oregonians

July 20, 2015

The Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is seeking grant applicants statewide to receive funding through a program dedicated to supporting community-specific projects that meet cancer-related needs.

Magnetic pulses to the brain deliver long-lasting relief for tinnitus patients: VA and OHSU study

July 16, 2015

In the largest U.S. clinical trial of its kind funded by the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, researchers at the VA Portland Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University found that transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly improved tinnitus symptoms for more than half of study participants.

OHSU scientists unlock first critical step toward gene therapy treatment for patients with mitochondrial disease

July 15, 2015

Gene-based cures for human diseases are now on the horizon

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