10,000+ free eye exams to prevent blindness in Oregon OHSU Casey Community Outreach Program’s mobile eye clinic celebrates 10 years.
OHSU stakes out process for evaluating COVID patients for elective surgeries following illness January 12, 2021
Study suggests role of sleep in healing traumatic brain injuries By Erik Robinson March 12, 2021 Technique developed at OHSU measures brain’s waste-clearance system through MRIs.
OHSU Invent-a-thon hosts investor panel March 10, Post-Hack April 21 March 01, 2021 Events continue the momentum of 500-person inaugural OHSU Invent-a-thon in October.
OHSU primary care center shares toolkit for launching community-based COVID-19 clinics By Amber Hollingsworth February 24, 2021 New guide is intended to provide a ‘vaccination clinic in a box’ for practices around the country.
New report calls for universal coverage of long-term care for older adults in U.S. By Erik Robinson February 18, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic exposes flaws in American system for older adults in need in long-term services and supports.
Losing Obamacare protections during pandemic could increase health disparities By Franny White February 18, 2021 One-third of patients with COVID-19 did not have another health condition before 2020, study finds.
OHSU closes COVID-19 vaccination clinics Feb. 13 - 14, Hillsboro testing site Feb. 12 - 16 due to snow, freezing temperatures February 10, 2021 Patient vaccination appointments will be rescheduled for week of Feb. 15
New study examines addiction medicine treatment in Vietnam By Erik Robinson February 04, 2021 OHSU lead author finds lessons to apply in rural counties across Oregon.
More Native American physicians needed; medical school graduation rates are flat, declining By Mariana Phipps January 28, 2021 OHSU study: Data collection changes increased count of American Indian, Alaska Native students; graduation trends have not increased.
California using OHSU COVID-19 vaccination video to train paramedics, EMTs By Franny White January 14, 2021 OHSU Occupational Health training now supporting pandemic response across state lines.
Understanding the aggressive breast cancers missed by mammogram screening By Joe Rojas-Burke June 30, 2020 Research by OHSU, Oregon State University points to an aggressive form of breast cancer not detected readily by screening.
Study suggests serotonin may worsen tinnitus By Erik Robinson August 22, 2017 Study indicates that a common class of antidepressants may worsen tinnitus.
OHSU COVID-19 vaccine plan for high-risk health care workers By Tamara Hargens-Bradley December 15, 2020 Oregon Health & Science University will be among the first “prepositioning” sites in Oregon to receive 975 doses of the Pfizer BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 15.
OHSU expands COVID-19 hotline statewide By Erik Robinson April 22, 2020 Line offers advice for patients without primary care, clinicians throughout Oregon.
Lefties in the White House? By Erik Robinson April 26, 2019 Neurosurgeon publishes commentary on the preponderance of left-handed U.S. presidents.
OHSU performs first-ever CRISPR gene editing within human body By Franny White March 04, 2020 BRILLIANCE clinical trial aims to enable sight in people born with a blindness-causing mutation.