Stories

A community network for deaf scientists

By John Brigande May 12, 2017

A group of OHSU scientists share details about how their academic peer networking model has supported deaf and hard-of-hearing scientists in biomedical research for the past 25 years.

May 12: More than 500 local students to participate in annual candlelight procession in celebration of OHSU Doernbecher

By Tracy Brawley May 11, 2017

On Friday, May 12, hundreds of these students will participate in the 26th annual Kids Making Miracles candlelight procession to commemorate a successful fundraising year.

Women responsible for most health decisions in the home

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff May 11, 2017

On Mother's Day, recognizing women as the 'chief medical officers' in their homes.

Staring at the total solar eclipse this summer can burn your retina

By Ariane Le Chevallier May 10, 2017

Retina expert Thomas Hwang, M.D. warns that looking at the solar eclipse without protection can cause permanent damage in seconds.

OHSU’s Zach Harris and Andrew Watson among Portland Business Journal’s 2017 ‘Forty under 40’ awardees

By Tracy Brawley May 09, 2017

Portland Business Journal names their 2017 'Forty under 40.'

National Nurses Week: Recognizing nursing excellence at OHSU

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff May 09, 2017

Much has changed in the nursing profession, but what remains the same is nurses at OHSU continue to “help patients stay safe and achieve the highest possible quality outcomes they can."

Time to raise Oregon’s tobacco sales age to protect kids, save lives

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff May 08, 2017

Each year, 1,800 Oregon kids become new daily smokers. That’s five kids a day who start a lifetime of deadly addiction that increases their risk for cancer, heart disease and early death. Unless current smoking rates decline, 68,000 Oregon kids alive today will die prematurely from tobacco-related illnesses.