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With youth overdose death rates soaring, state offers free opioid reversal medication to schools

The state first offered the kits on Nov. 29, and so far have received more than 500 requests

Dec 7, 2023

After he was gored by a bison, Jim Lutter got treatment from in-person ambulance medics and a doctor communicating from 140 miles away through a video system in the vehicle. | ARIELLE ZIONTS/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Doctors on (video) call: Rural medics get long-distance help in treating man gored by bison

Telehealth is starting to spread to ambulance providers, and a recent South Dakota case shows how it can improve emergency care

Dec 7, 2023

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Many people of color worry good health care is tied to their appearance

Most people of color who participated in a recent survey said that fewer than half of their medical visits in the past three years were with a provider who shared their race or ethnicity

Dec 7, 2023

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Tripledemic's sequel likely won’t be as bad for Oregon, expert says

New waves of COVID, RSV and the flu are headed this way, but a top expert forecasts less of an impact on most Oregonians and the state’s hospitals compared to 12 months ago

Dec 7, 2023
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How organizations in the Pacific Northwest are increasing access to naloxone

Narcan, a brand name version of naloxone, is generally considered to be safe and easy to administer as a nasal spray during a suspected opioid overdose.

Dec 6, 2023

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Patients stuck in Washington hospitals pose quandary for state lawmakers

The Washington Legislature has approved several measures to help hospitals straining with people from staying in their facilities longer than medically necessary

Dec 6, 2023

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State panel recommends against CareOregon merger

Advisory committee says Oregon should reject the absorption of the low-income care provider by a California entity unless clear information is provided

Dec 6, 2023
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U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, speaks on the House floor on March 10, 2023. | C-SPAN SCREENSHOT

Salinas, Harshbarger introduce bipartisan bill to expand telehealth services for rural Americans

The bill would provide $10 million annually in grants for telehealth services in rural areas

Dec 5, 2023

An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Washington lawmakers look at shielding people from surprise ambulance costs

State lawmakers and health officials are taking action in the wake of a state report

Dec 5, 2023

Woman hold pro-choice signs in protest at nation's capital.

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

Abortion opponents push state lawmakers to promote unproven ‘abortion reversal’

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision allowing states to ban or restrict abortion, anti-abortion groups are promoting a controversial and unproven approach

Dec 5, 2023

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