An OHSU study led by Maria Rodriguez, M.D., reveals access to contraception has dramatically improved among women who previously would have used no birth control at all, following a decision two years ago by the FDA to allow access to an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the U.S.

An OHSU study led by Maria Rodriguez, M.D., reveals access to contraception has dramatically improved among women who previously would have used no birth control at all, following a decision two years ago by the FDA to allow access to an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the U.S.

A new OHSU study led by Maria Rodriguez, M.D., reveals access to contraception has dramatically improved among women who previously would have used no birth control at all, following a decision two years ago by the FDA to allow access to an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the U.S.; Rodriguez says, “This is one of the first studies to show that over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching the very people they’re meant to help — those who face the greatest barriers to care.”

In a story about dangerous blood clots in New Mobility, Joseph Shatzel, M.D., says, “When someone is just injured, probably during the first three months, they are at a very high risk for blood clots that occur in the veins of the legs. Sometimes they can migrate into the lungs.”

America’s youth mental health crisis has deteriorated to the point that thousands of children suffering from suicide-related behaviors and depression are stuck in hospital emergency rooms nationwide, according to new OHSU research led by John McConnell, Ph.D.: “In a perfect world, boarding wouldn’t happen at all.”

A new OHSU study led by Maria Rodriguez, M.D., reveals access to contraception has dramatically improved among women who previously would have used no birth control at all, following a decision two years ago by the FDA to allow access to an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the U.S.; Rodriguez says, “This is one of the first studies to show that over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching the very people they’re meant to help — those who face the greatest barriers to care.”

In an Idaho Mountain Express story about the risk of melanoma in mountain communities, Elizabeth Berry, M.D., says, “We know that the most modifiable factor for getting skin cancer is exposure to UV radiation. Being at altitude, you’re closer to the sun, so just by being outside in the sun you get exposed to more UV radiation.”

KGW-TV reports on a study by OHSU and the National University of Natural Medicine revealing an improvement in depression for people who have undergone psilocybin therapy approved by Oregon voters in 2020.

America’s youth mental health crisis has deteriorated to the point that thousands of children suffering from suicide-related behaviors and depression are stuck in hospital emergency rooms nationwide, according to new OHSU research led by John McConnell, Ph.D.: “In a perfect world, boarding wouldn’t happen at all.”

America’s youth mental health crisis has deteriorated to the point that thousands of children suffering from suicide-related behaviors and depression are stuck in hospital emergency rooms nationwide, according to new OHSU research led by John McConnell, Ph.D.: “In a perfect world, boarding wouldn’t happen at all.”