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OHSU, Office for Civil Rights sign agreement for 2013 breaches

OHSU, Office for Civil Rights sign agreement for 2013 breaches

By Tamara Hargens-Bradley July 13, 2016
OHSU has signed a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights following an investigation of two breaches of electronic protected health information that occurred in 2013.

OHSU, PSU announce dean of new School of Public Health

July 08, 2016
Following a national search, David Bangsberg, M.D., M.P.H. has been named the founding dean of the new OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, effective Friday, Sept. 16. As dean, Bangsberg will establish the first urban school of public health in Oregon, a ...

OHSU Partners welcomes chief financial officer

July 06, 2016
OHSU Partners has named Scott Johnson as the organization’s new chief financial officer. Johnson is a versatile senior leader and finance professional with significant experience in the health care industry, including health care reform. He will begin ...
Plant-based diet reduces fatigue, weight in patients with multiple sclerosis

Plant-based diet reduces fatigue, weight in patients with multiple sclerosis

By Erik Robinson July 01, 2016
A first-of-its-kind controlled clinical trial found that a low-fat, plant-based diet significantly improved the health of people with multiple sclerosis by reducing both fatigue and weight. Those improvements go hand-in-hand with fighting some of the most debilitating effects of MS.

Top HIV Scientists Awarded $42 Million Grant from NIH

June 20, 2016
With $42 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Oregon Health &Science University (OHSU) will lead a five-year research initiative to advance efforts to cure and ...

Breaking new ground in cancer research

June 16, 2016
The 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building will house up to 600 researchers, administrators dedicated to cancer research
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