Get Your Rear In Gear with #TeamOHSU
At 29, Dan Hawkins wasn’t thinking about cancer. He was busy working, traveling, following his favorite sports teams and playing poker. But his diagnosis inspired him to organize Portland's...
Congratulations to the March 2018 ROSE Award recipients
OHSU's ROSE (Recognizing Outstanding Service Excellence) Award program celebrates employees, students and volunteers who provide outstanding service beyond the normal scope of their...
Collaboration toward humanitarian assistance culminates in positive outcome
When hurricane Irma knocked out power in Puerto Rico the country started to get power back about a week later, then, Hurricane Maria hit and knocked out power again. Eight hours before the second...
Eat your veggies (and fruit!)
Last month, clinical dietitian Christina Gross, M.P.H., R.D., L.D., spoke at the OHSU Doernbecher Cancer Survivors Clinic Support Group to discussion nutrition for cancer survivors ages 18-40. Below,...
Help decide what’s next for OHSU’s free sunscreen program
A new online survey aims to learn more about your sun protection habits and help determine next steps for OHSU’s free sunscreen dispensers. Participants have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift...
Knight Cancer Institute researcher fights cancer with world-class athletes
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute researcher Amy Moran, Ph.D., is working with USA Track & Field athletes and the American Cancer Society to raise money for the fight against cancer. The...
Celebrating survivorship at OHSU
In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day (June 4), we’re kicking off a new series highlighting OHSU employees who have personally experienced cancer – and how this unique and deeply personal...
Collaboration gives distant patients access to specialized cancer treatment
After Claudia Burton's mother died of ovarian cancer, always on the back of her mind was the possibility she too might have to confront it one day. That didn’t make it easier when the day...
Advice for Billy
Last week, Jimmy Kimmel gave an emotional update to the world that his newborn son, Billy, was born with a congenital heart defect that required surgery to correct. As Mr. Kimmel started his...
Ask an expert, see a photo tribute, raise awareness at ‘War on Skin Cancer’ event
The third annual “War on Skin Cancer” event will bring OHSU researchers, patients and community members together to educate and advance the science of skin cancer prevention and treatment on...
OHSU announces NCAA basketball team
March Madness is sweeping OHSU. As a new way to introduce Oregonians, and all Americans, to what OHSU offers, OHSU will once again have a basketball team beginning with the NCAA 2018 season. The team...