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New nursing program helping grow Central Oregon workforce
April 04, 2024
OHSU, St. Charles Health System, Central Oregon Community College partner to bring OHSU School of Nursing Accelerated Bachelor of Science Program to Bend.
OHSU program helps with life challenges so families can focus on healing
April 02, 2024
OHSU Medical-Legal Partnership teams help patients with difficult personal circumstances to achieve better health outcomes; unique NICU team serves youngest patients.
OHSU implants Oregon’s first wireless, dual-chamber pacemaker
March 25, 2024
Portland woman enjoying everyday life thanks to recently approved device.
OHSU aims to reduce differences in how men, women experience, are treated for pain
March 21, 2024
Center for Women’s Health conducting survey to study range of pain management options, enhance safety, trust with patients.
OHSU Match Day 2024: A career-defining moment for soon-to-be physicians
March 15, 2024
M.D. Class of 2024 achieves a 99% placement rate; OHSU residency programs post 99% fill rate.
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute announces leadership transition
March 14, 2024
Amid continued growth, longtime director Brian Druker, M.D., will become CEO; Tom Sellers, Ph.D., M.P.H., will take on director role.
OHSU Casey Eye Institute focuses on nearsightedness
March 12, 2024
Myopia Management Program offers comprehensive care to treat increasingly common, vision-threatening condition.
Oregon Poison Center sees dramatic increase in young children exposed to fentanyl
March 07, 2024
Amid growing public health crisis, OHSU researchers report 449% increase in exposure to the potentially deadly drug among young children in the United States.
AI has perfect detection rate for severe cases of condition that causes blindness in preemies
March 07, 2024
The technology could expand global treatment for retinopathy of prematurity before condition can permanently damage vision.
OHSU offers new treatment for deadly skin cancer
March 05, 2024
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute only provider in the region to offer TIL therapy for late-stage melanoma; holds promise for other types of cancer.