The ‘Doc’ is in: Assistance dog provides comfort to patients with cancer
‘He’s a good boy. And he brings people joy’: Partnership with Assistance Dogs Northwest expands to Knight Cancer Institute.
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Staffing emergency departments across Oregon
February 20, 2019
OHSU sends board-certified emergency medicine physicians to staff hospitals statewide.
Rekindle your romance
February 13, 2019
Experts reveal ways to rekindle romance in long-term relationships that focuses on intimacy and closeness rather than just sex.
Opioids more accessible than addiction treatment
February 12, 2019
OHSU study finds opioids are easy to get, but medication-assisted addiction therapy is not.
Managing congenital heart defects
February 11, 2019
Prenatal diagnosis and a collaborative approach to care empowers families to cope with the challenges of CHD.
Times Up for inequity and harassment in health care
February 07, 2019
OHSU expert co-authors commentary in The Lancet.
Study identifies new target to prevent, treat alcoholism
February 06, 2019
Identification of the gene provides hope, as there are currently only a handful of FDA-approved drugs for alcoholism.
Study: Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of MS drugs
February 04, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries now pay thousands of dollars annually.
Feeding tubes shouldn’t be on POLST forms: JAGS opinion paper
January 31, 2019
Surgically inserted feeding tubes harm patients with dementia, research shows.
Vaccination saves lives
January 28, 2019
Declining vaccinations for nonmedical reasons endangers the health of our population's most vulnerable.
Army, OHSU health care pros team up for new medical exchange
January 22, 2019
OHSU is one of only two U.S. hospitals to participate in Army Military Civilian Trauma Team Training program.