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Tackling a life-long medical journey inch by NICH

By Tracy Brawley June 19, 2017

A first-of-its-kind collaboration between hospital and regional insurance providers provides community-based interventions to support youth whose medical needs are compounded by social problems.

OHSU and Salem Health end formal partnership

June 16, 2017

Following a series of discussions, Salem Health and OHSU have decided not to enter into a new partnership agreement. Salem Health will begin efforts to return to its independent Salem Health brand.

OHSU completes $32 million fundraising campaign to build patient family guest house on Portland’s South Waterfront

June 16, 2017

The Gary & Christine Rood Family Pavilion has been fully funded.

Review finds no definitive standard for identifying and treating veterans at risk for suicide

By Erik Robinson June 15, 2017

A systematic review of basic and clinical science research has revealed no definitive standard for detecting military veterans at risk of suicidal behavior, nor is there a clear standard of treatment to prevent suicide among U.S. veterans.

June 17: Free rides, storytelling and vision screenings at Oaks Park for kids ages 3 to 7

By Ariane Le Chevallier June 14, 2017

Media alert: Vision screenings, free rides and fun at Oaks Park on June 17.

Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognize, reinforce institutional values around equity

By Erin Hoover Barnett June 14, 2017

OHSU holds annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards Ceremony, hosted by the OHSU Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

End-of-life care wishes can be overlooked if forms can’t be found in a crisis

By Ariane Le Chevallier June 14, 2017

An electronic version of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form, or POLST, will ensure that end-of-life care wishes for OHSU patients can be honored.

Study: Use of prefabricated blood vessels may revolutionize root canals

By Tracy Brawley June 12, 2017

Researchers at OHSU have developed a process to engineer artificial blood vessels which are used to help regenerate teeth, possibly changing the way root canal treatments will be done in the future.

Local pancreatic cancer survivor continues fight on hit television show “American Ninja Warrior”

By Amanda Gibbs June 09, 2017

“Despite everything I’ve been through, in some ways, I’m in the best shape of my life now, as a cancer survivor,” says Joe Heiden, a competitor on the television program "American Ninja Warrior."

President Robertson: ‘We are still in’

By Joe Robertson June 09, 2017

Today, OHSU joins many others in Oregon and across our nation in declaring our continued support of climate action to meet the Paris Agreement.

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