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New guidelines issued for patients with severe traumatic brain injury

By Erik Robinson September 22, 2016
A panel of leading experts today issued the 4th Edition of the Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. The updated guidelines provide recommendations for 18 monitoring and treatment topics for patients with severe traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, including surgical procedures, the use of monitors that measure intracranial pressure, preventing and treating brain swelling, and nutrition.

Join the ‘War on Skin Cancer’

May 19, 2016
Calling all redheads, fair-skinned Oregonians and sun worshipers: OHSU needs your help to defeat melanoma. Despite its reputation for rainy weather, Oregon has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the nation, and researchers are trying to find out ...

April 9: Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Expo

April 05, 2016
MEDIA ALERT: Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Expo Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of new adult blindness in the U.S. WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Registration requested; see details below.) WHERE: ...

National Window Safety Week: Keep kids safe from window falls

April 04, 2016
According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 3,300 children younger than 6 fall from windows each year. Approximately eight of these falls will result in death. In support of National Window Safety Week -- April 3 to 9 -- the Tom ...
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