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Telemedicine bridging urban-rural divide in HIV prevention
December 01, 2023
OHSU program, study aim to overcome barriers to accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis.
OHSU heart transplant patient thriving nearly three decades after surgery
November 21, 2023
Sharol Lucey, one of the longest-living heart transplant patients in Oregon, honors her donor by living life to the fullest, helping others along the way.
Study using TikTok finds teens lack understanding of menstrual health
November 17, 2023
Physician-scientists with OHSU Center for Women’s Health emphasize need for standardized menstrual health education for adolescents.
Low-fat diet reduces fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis
November 09, 2023
Study reinforces earlier findings that diet alone can improve concentration, quality of life for patients with MS.
OHSU brings new tools in fight against lung cancer
November 06, 2023
Clinicians, scientists work to change how world’s deadliest cancer is treated.
Child Life Specialists create Halloween magic for OHSU’s youngest patients
October 31, 2023
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital staff bring fun, joy to young patients with costumes, trick-or-treating, magic show.
Brain implant at OHSU successfully controls both seizures and OCD
October 25, 2023
For the first time, one electrode targets two portions of brain for dual benefit; patient reports life-changing outcome from 2019 procedure.
President Biden honors David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., for transformative imaging technology
October 24, 2023
Huang, two OCT co-inventors recognized with National Medal of Technology and Innovation for ‘literally changing the world for the better.'
OHSU receives $2 million for study of smoke impacts on child health
October 24, 2023
Funding for ongoing study will expand investigation into long-term effects of e-cigarettes, marijuana, wildfires, other climate change factors during pregnancy.
Review: Drug for panic disorder less effective than previously believed
October 19, 2023
Study finds publication bias inflated the efficacy of commonly prescribed drug benzodiazepine by more than 40%.