OHSU in the news

¡Salud! celebrates 30 years of providing preventive care, services to vineyard workers

The Statesman Journal November 11, 2021
¡Salud! health outreach program, operated by OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center, marks 30 years of operation this year. The program provides preventive health care and support navigating health care systems to seasonal and full-time vineyard workers in the Willamette Valley. Leda Garside, R.N., M.B.A., says, “This industry has demonstrated that they really care for their workforce, they want to do something that is impactful, they value who these workers are and what they mean to their industry.”

USPSTF announces new approach to gender inclusivity

ASH Clinical News November 10, 2021
A new approach toward improving communications around sex and gender by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; Aaron Caughey, M.D., Ph.D., says, “Clinicians nationwide are caring for people across the spectrum of gender diversity, and we want to help ensure that they have the best possible information to keep people healthy.”

'Oms' replace opioids

The Doctor Will See You Now November 10, 2021
A study involving OHSU reveals that patients with chronic pain benefited from yoga-based adaptive movement instruction from primary care providers.

Legendary child psychiatrist Michael Rutter dies

The Scientist November 10, 2021
In a news obituary about legendary psychiatrist Michael Rutter, Eric Fombonne, M.D., says that Rutter changed child psychiatry into a more robust and scientifically rigorous discipline starting in the 1960s.
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