COVIDreams
Confrontation with a threat to our health, economic uncertainty, disruption to school, work and overall routines has clearly impacted all of us, and it appears this is showing up in our...
Category: Community Health
Dear New York Health Care Family
Dear New York Health Care Family, It is difficult to find the words to express the deep respect and admiration for the incredible work you have been doing during this crisis. We have been...
Coping with COVID-19: Tips for getting a good night’s sleep
Below, sleep expert Dr. Sarah McConville offers tips for getting a good night’s sleep while coping with heightened stress and anxiety due to concerns about COVID-19. Stress and anxiety are common...
Celebrating nurse practitioners at OHSU: Meet Shelby Lee Freed
The observance of National Nurse Practitioner Week (Nov. 12-18) provides us an opportunity to recognize our nurse practitioners (NP) and increase awareness of the exceptional care that these NPs...
An enduring friendship sparked a revolution in our understanding of the origins of chronic disease
The International DOHaD Society awarded Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., its highest honor, an award named for his late friend and colleague David Barker, M.D., Ph.D., FRS. Dr. Thornburg is a professor...
Bridges Clinic to offer vaccines for Portlanders in need
The collaborative student-run clinic receives support from Immunize Oregon On Nov. 7 and 14, the student-run Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic will provide flu and hepatitis A vaccines for houseless...
What is health literacy?
"I sent a MyChart message to my provider to ask about a medication they recently prescribed me. During my visit, they informed me that since it was a new medication and it is expensive, insurance...
Moore Institute hosts nutrition science conference in Uzbekistan
OHSU researchers bring latest science linking early nutrition to later chronic disease risk The Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness at OHSU is partnering with Uzbekistan to...
OHSU establishes Alaska Native Health and Wellness Research Center
Center will complement efforts to expand native voice in health, science education and research Through nearly 20 years of relationship building with the Yup’ik Alaska Native people, former...
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,...