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Lanes leave cyclists vulnerable to injury

PR Newswire release August 15, 2019
Study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety includes an interview of bicyclists treated in emergency rooms, including OHSU, regarding safety of physical barriers that encourage more people to ride.

Guest View: From bugs to brains

The Register-Guard August 15, 2019
Aimee Pierce, M.D., traces her own upbringing leading to her interest in finding treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in an op-ed.

Addiction intervention in hospital is a 'reachable moment'

Science News August 15, 2019
New study shows patients who receive addiction medicine consultation in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance disorder after they’re discharged. Honora Englander, M.D., says, “This confirms hospitalization is a teachable moment.”

Diversity in medicine

Portland Observer August 14, 2019
OHSU welcomes the most racially diverse incoming class of medical school students in school history.

OHSU touts low-vision therapist who understands patients better than most

KATU-TV August 13, 2019
Patient Beverly Vogt is quoted as saying “It's hard to get used to not being able to see. It's nice to have someone like Kathryn who is blind, though not as blind as I am, to teach me new things,” in a story about the low-vision rehabilitation services offered by Kathryn Marxen-Simonson, M.S.O.T., who is visually impaired herself.
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