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Oregon Poison Center aims to raise awareness of preventable poisonings during Poison Prevention Week
March 18, 2016
Gov. Brown proclaims statewide observance in support of National Poison Prevention Week initiative, March 20-26.
OHSU statement regarding USDA 'Open Case'
March 03, 2016
"The Oregon National Primate Research Center has not been contacted about any investigation. We support and adhere to the appropriately stringent Animal Welfare Actand Animal Welfare Regulations with oversight provided by the U.S. Department of ...
OHSU Family Medicine, Benson Polytechnic High School unveil student wellness center
February 11, 2016
Oregon Health & Science University and Benson Polytechnic High School today unveiled a new student wellness center that will improve the physical and mental health of Portland high school students. Located on the BPHS campus, the Benson Wellness ...
Doernbecher Children's Hospital opens first pediatric intraoperative MRI facility on the West Coast
February 03, 2016
OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital today unveiled a 3-Tesla intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging machine that provides real-time, high-resolution images of the brain during complex surgical procedures. Housed in a new 10,000 square-foot ...
Doernbecher Children's Hospital to unveil first pediatric intraoperative MRI facility on the West Coast
February 01, 2016
Cutting-edge technology allows neurosurgeons to complete complex brain surgeries more efficiently, safely
Uncovering the financial ties of advocates for cancer drug approval
February 01, 2016
Speakers who nominally represent cancer patients at advisory meetings on new drugs often have financial ties with the company seeking marketing approval. And those ties aren’t always disclosed, according to an analysis appearing in JAMA Internal ...
OHSU exploring expansion of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
January 28, 2016
Oregon Health & Science University today announced plans to explore the expansion of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The proposed new facility would create the first children’s hospital in the Pacific Northwest — and one of the few in the ...
Evidence review provides new estimates of the effectiveness and harms of breast cancer screening
January 11, 2016
Three new studies inform U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated recommendations
Local businesses, community groups to spread holiday cheer at OHSU Doernbecher
December 11, 2015
Local businesses and community groups will visit patients and families at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital this holiday season. WHEN: Monday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m.: Spirit Mountain Casino Toy Delivery For the eighth consecutive year, ...
New leads in the struggle against a formidable leukemia
December 04, 2015
A coordinated push to decrypt a complex form of leukemia is delivering a trove of new drug candidates and treatment ideas, a dozen of which will be presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida (Dec. 5-8).