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Access to abortion pills will grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion.
May 5 2022
Democrats, independent Betsy Johnson and Republican Jessica Gomez oppose the Supreme Court’s expected decision.
May 5 2022
Leaders of three Planned Parenthood organizations say they’re increasing capacity with the expectation that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade
May 5 2022
Medication errors like the one that led to the controversial prosecution of Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught could be prevented easily with a simple fix, safety advocates say.
May 3 2022
States like Oregon were watching as a Massachusetts health cost watchdog agency and a coalition of consumers, health systems, and insurers helped block a hospital expansion over fears it would drive up costs.
May 3 2022
With masks off, more people are starting to get COVID-19 again, but public health officials don’t expect a surge of deadly cases.
May 3 2022
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A state employee sued the Department of Administrative Services after it inadvertently released the vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees.
May 3 2022
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Two candidates with health care backgrounds are contesting the Northeast Portland seat vacated by Barbara Smith Warner.
May 3 2022
President Joe Biden said that he has directed his Gender Policy Council and White House Counsel’s Office to prepare responses to an expected U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
May 3 2022