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As pandemic emergencies end, people battling long COVID feel ‘swept under the rug’

An estimated 16 million U.S. adults are experiencing long COVID or ongoing health problems that continue or emerge after a bout of COVID

Apr 24, 2023

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U.S. Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill as lawsuit continues

The abortion pill will remain available throughout the United States while a lawsuit works through the appeals process

Apr 23, 2023

Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2022 that overturned Roe V. Wade. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon announces it will stockpile abortion drug

The move follows similar steps the Democratic governors of Washington state and Massachusetts took in shoring up supplies of mifepristone

Apr 21, 2023

State Reps. Cyrus Javadi, R-Tillamook (left), and Hai Pham, D-Hillsboro (right), speak to the Senate Health Care Committee on April 20, 2023 in support of House Bill 3008. The bill would restrict insurance practices the lawmakers say are catching dentists off guard with additional costs. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Bill targets insurer practices that dentists say cost them money

Bipartisan legislation would require dentists to agree before being paid with credit cards or having their services leased out

Apr 20, 2023
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Social media is fueling enthusiasm for new weight loss drugs. Are regulators watching?

A wave of advertising launched for new weight loss drugs has provoked the concern of regulators and doctors worldwide

Apr 20, 2023

Ana Maria Rodriguez uses a test strip to test water from Mike Pearson’s Boardman well outside the state Capitol in Salem on April 17, 2023. | JULIA SHUMWAY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Northeast Oregonians ask governor to declare emergency over contaminated drinking water

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and two of three state elected officials from Morrow and Umatilla counties denied an audience with residents

Apr 20, 2023

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After pandemic delays, FDA still struggling to inspect foreign drug manufacturers

A series of recent deaths linked to tainted eyedrops produced abroad points to serious problems with the Food and Drug Administration's overseas inspection program

Apr 20, 2023

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U.S. Supreme Court holds off on abortion pill ruling until midnight Friday

The short-term stay of lower court rulings ensures that access to mifepristone until midnight Friday

Apr 20, 2023

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As teens overdose on fentanyl, Merkley asks US Education Department to ramp-up prevention

Most of Oregon’s Congressional delegation signed onto the senator’s letter urging federal assistance to schools for substance use education and overdose prevention

Apr 20, 2023