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SEIU Local 49 President Meg Niemi speaks during an event Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 in Southeast Portland with over 100 union members and supporters. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Massive Kaiser Permanente strike looms as talks head to the wire

Unless a deal is struck, more than 75,000 health workers will walk out for three days, disrupting care for KP patients across five states and Washington, D.C.

Sep 26, 2023

Rachael Banks, who served as public health director for the state of Oregon for three years, was appointed in September 2023 to head the Multnomah County Health Department. The position requires board confirmation. | COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY

State Public Health Director Rachael Banks leaving for a top job at Multnomah County

After three years at the Oregon Health Authority, Banks will return to the county to head its health department, if confirmed.

Sep 25, 2023
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Kotek urges PeaceHealth to delay Eugene emergency department closure for 9 months

In a meeting with executives, Kotek offered collaboration and a new look at some rates in return for more time; spokesperson says system will “continue discussions” on ED closure date

Sep 22, 2023
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State accuses local pharmacy owner of pocketing money under HIV program

A lawsuit from the state centers on a complicated federal program that helps low-income people access HIV treatments

Sep 21, 2023
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Concerned about your OB-GYN visit? A guide to what should happen — and what shouldn’t.

Experts answer key questions that could help others interpret what is normal, and what’s not, during a visit to the OB-GYN

Sep 21, 2023

An inmate at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles holds his covid vaccine immunization card after getting a first dose in 2021. | HEIDI DE MARCO/KFF HEALTH NEWS

A new Covid booster is here. Will those at greatest risk get it?

New COVID-19 booster vaccines are recommended for all — but many who need them most won’t get them

Sep 21, 2023

Humira is made by the biomedical giant Abbvie; its logo is shown here on a billboard in Jakarta, Indonesia. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Save billions or stick with Humira? Drug brokers steer Americans to the costly choice

Challengers to Humira could save the health care system $9 billion and herald savings from the whole class of drugs

Sep 21, 2023

Ray Anthony sits at their desk inside Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette's clinic on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Portland on Sept. 15, 2023. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Gender-affirming care can be a ‘dice game;’ this navigator tries to improve the odds

Nearly a year into the job, Ray Anthony sees hope and opportunities for improvement in a state that features some of the most protective laws in the nation

Sep 21, 2023
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