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Seriously injured patients in rural areas less likely to be treated at major trauma centers

By Tracy Brawley October 12, 2016

New research conducted at the OHSU Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine uncovered disparities in timely access to emergency trauma care in rural versus urban communities.

Doernbecher researchers awarded more than $9 million to fight Fanconi anemia

By Tracy Brawley October 10, 2016

Thanks to a $9.9 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a team led by Markus Grompe, M.D., director of the Oregon Stem Cell Center at OHSU and the Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, will work to understand human response to novel drug treatments that have shown promise in FA-positive animal models.

OHSU commits to address gun violence as a public health issue

By Erin Hoover Barnett October 05, 2016

OHSU leaders, faculty, staff and students gathered in the late afternoon rain outside Mackenzie Hall to mark an institution-wide commitment to address gun violence as a public health issue.

Hormone replacement therapy improves cognition in older female monkeys

By Erik Robinson October 05, 2016

In a new study published online today in The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers found that chronic administration of estradiol boosts cognitive performance in aged female rhesus monkeys.

Targeted drug tames atopic eczema in Phase III trials

October 03, 2016

A drug that blocks the chemical messengers that are overactive in allergic reactions proved effective in clearing or reducing symptoms caused by atopic eczema, based on results from an international Phase III clinical trial led by OHSU in Portland, Oregon.

New study raises possibility of treating disease through amniotic fluid

By Erik Robinson September 30, 2016

A breakthrough study published online this week in the journal Nucleic Acids Research suggests that it may be possible to treat genetic disease detected in the womb by safely and efficiently delivering gene-altering therapies through a kind of reverse amniocentesis.

Standing against gun violence

By Brian Gibbs September 23, 2016

Dr. Brian Gibbs, Ph.D., M.P.A., urges "us all to step up, hold the torch and commit to navigating a pathway toward a more equitable healing community as our contribution to this nationwide challenge."

OHSU invests in housing, health care for homeless individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders

September 23, 2016

Six Oregon health care organizations joined together in a $21.5 million partnership with Central City Concern to build 382 units of affordable housing. The projects will include a new building at 122nd and Burnside that will also provide medical services to those recovering from mental illness and drug addiction.

New guidelines issued for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

By Erik Robinson September 22, 2016

A panel of leading experts today issued the 4th Edition of the Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. The updated guidelines provide recommendations for 18 monitoring and treatment topics for patients with severe traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, including surgical procedures, the use of monitors that measure intracranial pressure, preventing and treating brain swelling, and nutrition.

Team-based approach helps patients fight – and win – battle with opioid addiction

By Erik Robinson September 21, 2016

Opioid abuse and addiction is a tremendous national problem, claiming thousands of lives and doubling the number of people who reported heroin addiction in a single decade (2003 to 2013).

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