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Senate health care bill, physicians and shame

Senate health care bill, physicians and shame

Some physicians express anguish, horror and shame as they watch congress wrestle with health care reform.
OHSU Doernbecher is first hospital in Pacific Northwest to offer new FDA-approved treatment for advanced leukemia

OHSU Doernbecher is first hospital in Pacific Northwest to offer new FDA-approved treatment for advanced leukemia

The first FDA-approved gene transfer therapy for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia will be available at a handful of approved hospitals, including OHSU Doernbecher.
Oral antibiotics after C-section may reduce infection risk for obese women

Oral antibiotics after C-section may reduce infection risk for obese women

JAMA study showed obese women who delivered via cesarean had reduced surgical-site infection rates when they received oral antibiotics post-delivery.
Scientists discover genetic markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis

Scientists discover genetic markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis

Scientists have uncovered two related cytokines and associated genetic markers that may explain why some people develop progressive multiple sclerosis, or MS.