Research led by Delaram Safarpour, M.D., will test how well patients respond to an immediate-release formulation of carbidopa and levodopa versus extended-release Rytary capsules. Martina Mancini, Ph.D, who co-directs OHSU’s Balance Disorders Laboratory, where the study will take place, says: “Our lab uses new technologies to better understand and measure motor impairments, with the goal of learning how to better help patients with these conditions.”

This week, OHSU announced its intention to merge with Legacy Health—absorbing the health system into its science university swamp. Oregon Nurses Association had a thing or two to say about that idea.

The Oregon Nurses Association says OHSU management should step up its efforts to reach a contract agreement with its 3,000 nurses before merging with Legacy Health.

Leaders at Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health announced late Wednesday that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent.

Oregon Health & Sciences University said this week that it will seek to join forces with Legacy Health, a business move that would dramatically reshape the Portland health care market.

After declaring an impasse on negotiations last week, ONA encourages its members to attend "strike school."

A Portland teenager who was treated for a vascular disorder during her childhood at OHSU Doernbecher gives back to the health care workers who were by her side.

Research led by Jackson Schmidt, M.D., is featured in a Renal & Urology News story highlighting a study that found neoadjuvant immunotherapy appears to provide better survival outcomes than upfront radical cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Medscape reports on a pilot study that shows a telehealth primary care visit more than doubles the well-visit show rate for a cohort of hard-to-reach adolescents; Anthony Cheng, M.D., says he found the hybrid model promising: “There’s so much we can do if we can establish a relationship and maintain a relationship with our patients as young adults. People do better when they have a regular source of care."

Forbes lists OHSU among the B.S./M.D. and medical schools that use multiple mini interviews -- a dynamic interview process that allows evaluators to judge the candidates as they respond to a series of role-playing scenarios, ethical dilemmas, or personal challenge questions.to evaluate candidates.