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A critical care nurse at OHSU gets a COVID-19 vaccine/Josh Andersen/OHSU

Many Oregon Health Care Providers Remain Unvaccinated, New Data Show

Chiropractors, EMTs and others have poor vaccination rates, reigniting debate about whether COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory in the health care industry.

Jul 14, 2021
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Autumn Fuernisen was diagnosed four years ago with a terminal brain disorder, juvenile-onset Huntington’s disease./Londen Taber/Kaiser Health News

Dying Patients With Rare Diseases Struggle To Get Experimental Therapies

Evidence suggests expanded access to unproven treatments for rare diseases is more difficult to obtain than for more common illnesses.

Jul 14, 2021

Rural farm in Oregon outside La Grande. | SHUTTERSTOCK

The Delta Variant Has Arrived In Eastern Oregon

The question for health experts is not if the latest and most contagious strain of COVID-19 will spread through communities, but how large the outbreak will be.

Jul 14, 2021

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Salem-Area Heat-Related Deaths Include Unsheltered

Oregon’s total suspected death toll from the heat wave has risen to 116, according to the most recent numbers released by the state medical examiner’s office Wednesday.

Jul 14, 2021

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Doctors Weigh Pros and Cons of Prescribing Hot-Button Alzheimer’s Drug

Cognitive decline varies widely among people who have started experiencing memory and thinking problems or who are in the earliest stage of Alzheimer’s — the patients who received Aduhelm.

Jul 13, 2021

Western Oregon University's campus in Lebanon.

Press Release: Western Oregon University Receives $21.6 Million For Student Center

Jul 13, 2021

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Federal Ruling May Upend Gag Policy Affecting Health Care Workers

A federal appellate court ruled that the firing of a hospital employee violated the law, which could lead to a revision of policies barring workers from speaking publicly.

Jul 13, 2021

Dozens of people showed up at the OHSU rally for an alleged victim and against OHSU's handling of a sexual abuse case. | DR. SUE AICHER

Former Resident Sues OHSU — Again

The latest suit accuses OHSU of violating a settlement agreement in a discrimination suit filed in 2018 and hurting the former staff member's attempt to finish her training.

Jul 13, 2021

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Why We May Never Know Whether The $56,000-A-Year Alzheimer’s Drug Actually Works

Scientists may have to wait many years to find out whether Aduhelm is actually effective because the drug was approved using FDA's accelerated pathway.

Jul 13, 2021