Something Every Family Needs to Know: Youth and Fentanyl By Erik Robinson June 27, 2022 MEDIA ALERT: Media invited to learn more about potentially deadly impacts on young people who unwittingly take counterfeit pills.
Help for Ukraine: OHSU members collect donations, volunteer to assist By Erik Robinson June 16, 2022 OHSU delivers thousand of pounds of basic essentials, medical supplies; some provide aid on the ground.
Cannabis products demonstrate short-term reduction in chronic pain, little else By Erik Robinson June 06, 2022 In a systematic review of scientific literature, OHSU researchers find thin evidence that cannabis has clinical benefits.
Dependence on Xanax, similar sedatives lead OHSU physicians to coin new diagnosis By Erik Robinson June 02, 2022 The sedatives — benzodiazepines — are considered an. underrecognized contributor to public health crisis of drug overdoses
Mpox (monkeypox): OHSU expert advises vigilance, not alarm By Erik Robinson May 26, 2022 Immunologist Mark Slifka notes that monkeypox is a cousin to smallpox, does not spread like COVID-19.
OHSU on-demand buprenorphine clinic reaches every corner of Oregon By Erik Robinson May 13, 2022 Virtual care provides ease of access, an important goal when serving people with opioid use disorder.
Physician-scientist Marian Dale is talking the walk By Erik Robinson May 05, 2022 Focuses include walking gait in diagnosing, treating forms of parkinsonism.
New study reveals the effect of extended space flight on astronauts’ brains By Erik Robinson May 05, 2022 Research relies on methodology developed by OHSU scientists.
National clinical trial to settle debate on breathing assistance in trauma emergencies By Erik Robinson April 28, 2022 OHSU is coordinating the Department of Defense-funded study among EMS providers in Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill counties.
OHSU Brain Institute hosts annual Brain Awareness Season lecture series By Erik Robinson April 27, 2022 OHSU neuroscientists present findings on the brain’s precise physiology and mental health.