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A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. | COURTESY OHSU

Oregon health systems require some masking despite end of mandate

While masking protocols vary among providers, it’s still generally required around medically fragile patients

Apr 4, 2023
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Lawmakers consider revising Oregon’s health care cost-growth target

Inflation, the pandemic as well as labor and pharmaceutical costs cast doubt on the feasibility of the state’s cap on health care expenses

Apr 4, 2023
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Oregonians march in downtown Portland against the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon bill on abortion, gender-affirming care clears first hurdle

It would bar Oregon courts from helping states prosecute people who provided care that complies with Oregon laws, among other protections

Apr 4, 2023

Many counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are indistinguishable from oxycodone. | U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Oregon bill to teach students about opioid dangers passes the Senate

School districts will be required to implement the lessons, which will be available in the 2024-2025 school year

Apr 4, 2023

Emergency department at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon starts review of 1.5 million people on Medicaid to determine who qualifies for free coverage

A transition team will be available starting April 13 to explain coverage and options to those who lose their Medicaid insurance

Apr 4, 2023

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Judge’s decision would make some no-cost cancer screenings a thing of the past

Apr 3, 2023

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How abortion bans are impacting pregnant patients across the country

Leading legal scholar Mary Ziegler and Tennessee OB-GYN Dr. Nikki Zite talk to ProPublica about ominous trends and threats to patients’ lives posed by increasingly strict abortion bans

Apr 3, 2023