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Nominations sought for 2015 Oregon Rural Health Hero Award

June 02, 2015

The Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University is seeking nominations for the 2015 Oregon Rural Health Hero of the Year Award.

Leukemias with ALK mutations identified, may respond to ALK inhibitors

June 01, 2015

Researchers discover how cocaine, amphetamines disrupt the brain’s normal functioning

May 11, 2015

In a major advance in the field of neuropsychiatry, researchers in the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Science University have illuminated how cocaine and amphetamines disrupt the normal functioning of the dopamine transporter in the brain.

Columbia Memorial Hospital, OHSU collaborate to expand cancer treatment services in Astoria

May 09, 2015

Radiation therapy will soon be available close to home for people living at the mouth of the Columbia River.

First-of-its-kind West Nile virus vaccine now in Phase I clinical trials

May 07, 2015

A commercially available human vaccine for West Nile virus does not yet exist

OHSU, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to accelerate biomedical discovery

May 06, 2015

Oregon Health & Science University and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, have joined forces to answer some of the world’s most complex biomedical questions.

Pacific Northwest Kidney ‘Paired’ Exchange Program performs its first three-way kidney transplant

April 27, 2015

Swedish and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) today announced the Pacific Northwest Regional Kidney Paired Exchange Program’s first three-way kidney transplant, which saved the lives of three patients.

Researchers find alarming rise in cost of MS drugs over past two decades

April 24, 2015

A new study shows an “alarming rise” over the last 20 years in the costs of drugs used to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis or reduce the frequency of attacks, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Oregon State University (OSU).

Study shows new technology may improve management of leading causes of blindness

April 20, 2015

New non-invasive OCT technology invented by OHSU allows ophthalmologists to detect blood vessel abnormalities in the eye

AMA continues innovative initiative to reshape medical education at nation’s medical schools

April 13, 2015

Students at leading medical schools across the country will soon be among the first to complete newly implemented curricula developed in conjunction with the American Medical Association’s (AMA) innovative work with 11 of the nation’s top medical schools to reshape medical education in the United States.

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