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Controversial OHSU primate center at a crossroads

The Oregonian 10 Feb 2026
The board approved a resolution allowing OHSU President Dr ... Elnahal described the move as a way for OHSU to stay engaged in a rapidly changing research and political landscape — and to retain control over its own future.
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OHSU researchers authorize strike

NW Labor Press 04 Feb 2026
Contract bargaining between Oregon AFSCME and OHSU has stalled over wages and cashing out unused paid time off. ....
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OHSU’s largest unit ratifies contract

NW Labor Press 04 Feb 2026
Roughly 8,000 workers represented by AFSCME Local 328 have a new contract, approved by 84% of those voting. ....
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OHSU researchers identify key trigger behind brain disorder often mistaken for mental illness

The Oregonian 22 Jan 2026
Gary Westbrook, a neurologist and senior scientist at OHSU’s Vollum institute ... To find out, the OHSU team used a mouse model of the disease to examine the entire ensemble of antibodies involved, rather than studying one antibody one at a time.
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield Meets Providers at OHSU Amid Federal Uncertainty (DOJ - Oregon Department of Justice)

Public Technologies 21 Jan 2026
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield visited Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) today to meet with leaders and medical providers on a host of topics, including research funding, women's reproductive health and gender affirming care.
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OHSU stopped gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 last year, officials say

The Oregonian 11 Jan 2026
Sara Hottman, a spokesperson for OHSU, said the academic medical center last performed a gender-affirming surgery on a patient under 19 in February 2025 and has not performed any such surgeries since March.
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OHSU lays out what it would take to close controversial primate research center

The Oregonian 09 Jan 2026
State lawmakers had asked OHSU to assess the financial health of the Oregon National Primate Research Center — and to prepare a contingency plan in case its primary funding source, the National Institutes of Health, fell by 25% or more.
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Oregon court tosses $430K attorney’s fees OHSU owed PETA in ‘drunken voles’ video fight

The Oregonian 03 Jan 2026
OHSU didn’t respond to a request for comment ... “OHSU violated the law by unduly delaying its production of videos of its torturous, pornographic drunken vole experiments,” Smith said in a statement.
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OHSU reaches tentative deal with AFSCME

NW Labor Press 31 Dec 2025
If approved, the contract would raise wages 10% for 8,000 workers. ....
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OHSU researchers at impasse after stalls on a living wage

NW Labor Press 19 Dec 2025
A bargaining unit of over 1,700 research workers at Oregon Health & Science University is one step closer to a strike. ....
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Regence–OHSU still at contract standoff on insurance coverage

The Oregonian 12 Dec 2025
Regence’s contract with OHSU and its Hillsboro affiliate expires on Dec ... She said OHSU’s talks with Regence come at a time when nearly all U.S ... OHSU had a similar dispute last year with UnitedHealthcare but reached a contract before it expired.
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OHSU Health names new CEO to oversee its hospitals, medical clinics

The Oregonian 26 Nov 2025
As CEO of OHSU Health, Salaway will manage operations at OHSU Hospital, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, outpatient health clinics in the Portland area and affiliated partners Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health Portland.
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OHSU study links untreated sleep apnea to higher risk of Parkinson’s

The Oregonian 25 Nov 2025
The study, published Monday in JAMA Neurology, analyzed the electronic health records of more than 11 million U.S ... Greg Scott, a pathologist who researches brain aging at OHSU and the Portland VA, who was the study’s co-author ... More health. Dear Doctor.
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