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Rogue Regional in Medford declares crisis standards of care

One nurse called situation at Rogue Regional "the worst I've ever seen it."

Dec 31, 2022
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Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen takes New Mexico job

The outgoing Oregon agency director will head the New Mexico Department of Health.

Dec 30, 2022
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State officials, advocacy group want hospitals’ lawsuit over psychiatric gridlock dismissed

Hospitals had blamed harm to psychiatric patients on state inaction, but new court filings fault hospitals themselves.

Dec 29, 2022
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Six legislative newcomers joining health care committees in Salem

Patterson, Nosse remain chairs, but each committee will see reshuffling as the Legislature prepares to tackle thorny health care issues.

Dec 28, 2022
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Oregon agrees to a record $1.4 billion in public health settlements in 2022

Opioid settlements agreed to in 2022 will pay out over the next 18 years.

Dec 27, 2022

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She says doctors ignored her concerns about her pregnancy; for black women, it’s a familiar story.

Black women overall are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth, according to 2020 CDC data, the most recent available.

Dec 27, 2022

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ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them

Most states, but not Oregon and Washington, ban the so-called corporate practice of medicine.

Dec 27, 2022

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As fentanyl use spikes, feds urge states to ease methadone rules

The federal government wants to make permanent a rule allowing certain patients to take home up to a 28-day supply of the addiction medication methadone, instead of going to a clinic for a daily dose.

Dec 27, 2022

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Federal program grants $2 million to house Oregonians living with HIV/AIDS

Experts note a “strong connection” between health outcomes and stable housing.

Dec 27, 2022

Peer support specialists working for Malheur County offered Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, to people stopping by a day shelter in Ontario on Oct. 13, 2022. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU to test if rewarding safer drug use reduces fatal overdoses in Oregon

Researchers have won a $3.17 million federal grant to test the effectiveness of offering rewards for engaging in harm reduction programs.

Dec 23, 2022
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