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The potential walkout at the Portland hospital would be the first nurses’ strike for Providence Health & Services, the largest provider in Oregon.

The hospital system says it’s too difficult and costly to provide meal breaks on the schedule required by state rules.

In separate lawsuits, two employees allege the psychiatric hospital in Portland was a hostile work environment for gay people.

The World Health Organization's estimate is more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million.

Access to abortion pills will grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion.

Democrats, independent Betsy Johnson and Republican Jessica Gomez oppose the Supreme Court’s expected decision.

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

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.

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.

With masks off, more people are starting to get COVID-19 again, but public health officials don’t expect a surge of deadly cases.