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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health. | PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC

State OK’s Mid-Columbia Medical Center merger into Adventist Health

Oregon Health Authority says deal in The Dalles is needed but contingent on preserving reproductive and other services

Apr 14, 2023
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Hospital in Springfield will shutter midwifery unit, sparking criticism

For-profit McKenzie-Willamette hospital says the 11-employee program is ‘unsustainable’

Apr 14, 2023
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A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Washington judge confirms mifepristone access in 18 states, including Oregon and Washington

The federal ruling Thursday reaffirms an initial order last week, which preserved access to a widely used abortion drug in Oregon, Washington and 16 other states

Apr 14, 2023

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The drug company that prospered without creating any drugs

As state and federal governments grapple with reining in prescription drug prices, one company’s approach shows how difficult this may be

Apr 13, 2023

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Oregon lawmakers ponder price limits for prescription drugs

Oregon could join other states attempting to set limits for how much insurers can pay for prescription drugs

Apr 13, 2023
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Oregon ‘death doulas’ increase in numbers, in Portland and rural areas

As the burgeoning industry begins to take shape, new programs in central Oregon extend end-of-life services to homeless and rural populations

Apr 13, 2023
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Companies that willfully violated Oregon OSHA COVID regulations owe state nearly $800,000

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines owed to the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration remain unpaid – just as they did a year ago

Apr 13, 2023

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Appeals court rules that abortion pill can stay on the market, but limits access

While the case is on appeal, mifepristone is approved for use in pregnancies up to seven weeks, not 10 weeks, and it can’t be dispensed through the mail

Apr 13, 2023