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New treatment strategy aims to stop rare liver cancer
June 15, 2022
OHSU surgeon’s innovative approach targets deadly cholangiocarcinoma of the liver.
U.S. News & World Report: OHSU Doernbecher among the top children’s hospitals
June 14, 2022
The annual report ranked OHSU Doernbecher best in Oregon, with high marks in the Pacific region and nation.
OHSU Doernbecher welcomes ‘Chief Cuddling Officer,’ expanding Hospital Facility Dog Program
June 10, 2022
Casey helps comfort OHSU’s smallest patients, families in the Neonatal Intensive Care, Labor and Delivery, and Mother-Baby units.
Mental health struggles take toll on people suffering long COVID
June 09, 2022
While physical effects are widely known, mental health has been overlooked; OHSU Long COVID-19 Program unique in offering counseling and peer support.
First patient of new fetal surgery team: ‘All of them contributed to this success story’
June 08, 2022
The expanded team’s first patient shares her experience with an in-utero procedure by OHSU Doernbecher’s new, specially trained fetal surgeons.
OHSU expands fetal care program, in-utero treatments for complex pregnancies
June 08, 2022
With the addition of two surgeons, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital can now provide minimally invasive treatments for nearly a dozen prenatal conditions.
Cannabis products demonstrate short-term reduction in chronic pain, little else
June 06, 2022
In a systematic review of scientific literature, OHSU researchers find thin evidence that cannabis has clinical benefits.
Dependence on Xanax, similar sedatives lead OHSU physicians to coin new diagnosis
June 02, 2022
The sedatives — benzodiazepines — are considered an. underrecognized contributor to public health crisis of drug overdoses
Community-based nurses meet underserved patients where they’re at
June 02, 2022
OHSU, Adventist Health Tillamook team up to make the case for insurance coverage of novel nursing services.
Mpox (monkeypox): OHSU expert advises vigilance, not alarm
May 26, 2022
Immunologist Mark Slifka notes that monkeypox is a cousin to smallpox, does not spread like COVID-19.