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St. Charles Medical Center dodges nurses strike with deal over pay, rest breaks

The deal comes after nearly two days of negotiations and as the nurses union threatens strikes at other hospitals

Jun 8
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From a wide-angle view, most of a single-occupancy unit at the Joyce can be seen. | COPYRIGHT PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/ANNA DEL SAVIO/USED WITH PERMISSION

The Joyce reopens for permanent supportive housing

Cascadia Health, the Native American Rehabilitation Association and the Cascade AIDS Project will provide case management at the building, purchased by the city of Portland in 2016 for $4.2 million

Jun 8
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The Lund Report wins first-place awards in health and government reporting, writing

Regional Society of Professional Journalists contest featured competition from Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Washington

Jun 8

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Health care access is top complaint to Oregon Medicaid Ombuds Program

New report notes low spending on behavioral health services for low-income Oregonians

Jun 8
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Customers shop for fresh fruits and vegetables at Campbell’s Market in McArthur, Ohio. Campbell’s has worked to provide healthy food options to the McArthur community. | GRAHAM STOKES/OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL

Dollar stores, giant grocery chains push healthy food out of reach for many, activists say

Jun 8

Melanie Gray Miller, a pediatric resident at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, says the practice of medicine has taught doctors to minimize work-related grief and trauma. “They want us to be proud of being resilient,” Miller says. “I don’t love that culture of medicine.” | GAVIN MCINTYRE/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Burnout threatens primary care workforce and doctors’ mental health

Burnout in the health care industry predates the COVID-19 pandemic, though the chaos introduced by the coronavirus’s spread made things worse

Jun 8

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How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt

Polling shows a substantial — and politically driven — level of vaccine skepticism that reaches beyond COVID

Jun 8

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New Oregon health plan for working poor would jack up costs for people earning slightly more

Undeterred by costly premium hikes it will cause for many Oregonians, state officials are pursuing a new health plan to keep as many as 20,000 people from dropping their insurance — but some say officials haven't done enough to inform the public

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Osteopathic physician Kevin de Regnier of Winterset, Iowa, checks Chris Bourne, who came in for an adjustment of his anxiety medication on May 9, 2023. | TONY LEYS/KFF HEALTH NEWS