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Health Authority Faces Hazy COVID-19 Outlook After Fires

When the wildfires hit, testing plummeted so officials don’t really know what the current COVID-19 trend is in Oregon.

Sep 21, 2020

Oregon Health & Science University staff collect samples of 600 people a day at two mobile testing sites in the Portland area. | OHSU

Oregon’s Coronavirus Testing Guidance Now Weaker Than Trump Administration's

The state does not recommend that anyone exposed to COVID-19 get tested even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its policy to recommend testing.

Sep 21, 2020

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Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists

A growing number of prominent health leaders fear that President Donald Trump will legally autorize a vaccine before election day, running roughshod over the usual regulatory process.

Sep 21, 2020

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Exclusive: Health Authority Staff Angry Over Plans To Scrap On-Site Inspections At Behavioral Health Facilities

Critics say switching to virtual visits conducted through a smartphone or tablet, which will save time and money, could harm residents.

Sep 21, 2020
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Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming

Up and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely related to smoke inhalation, but facilities must first rule out the coronavirus.

Sep 20, 2020

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Election Gift for Florida? Trump Poised to Approve Drug Imports From Canada

Though Florida and five other states -- not in the Northwest -- have passed laws allowing them to seek federal approval to buy drugs from Canada, observers say the proposal is aimed at Florida.

Sep 18, 2020

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Employee At Chiropractic Office May Have Exposed 300 Patients To COVID-19

An infected staff member had contact with a lot of patients in an office lax about face coverings, prompting an unusual health alert.

Sep 16, 2020

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Wildfires Open Health Insurance Enrollment Early In Oregon

A federal emergency declaration on Sept. 15 gives all Oregon residents the right to sign up for coverage on the insurance marketplace through a special enrollment period.

Sep 16, 2020

Robert Smith listens as Dr. Vladimir Berthaud speaks with Black patients about participating in clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate./Blake Farmer for KHN

COVID Vaccine Trials Move Fast But They're Slow To Recruit Black Volunteers

So far, participation by minority volunteers in coronavirus trials has increased only slightly compared with the usually low levels in other clinical trials.

Sep 16, 2020

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Critics: Psilocybin Measure Would Turn Oregonians Into ‘Guinea Pigs’

Some psychiatrists oppose Measure 109, which would allow the use of magic mushrooms in a clinical setting, though other doctors say Oregonians would benefit from it.

Sep 16, 2020
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