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Election Results Rife With Implications for Oregonians' Health Care

Democrat Tina Kotek will be Oregon's next governor, her party is losing its supermajorities in Salem, and the ballot measure making health care a fundamental right has won.

Nov 9, 2022
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Pfizer’s COVID Cash Powers A ‘Marketing Machine’ On The Hunt For New Supernovas

Pfizer is sinking billions in profits from COVID-19 into developing and marketing potential new treatment blockbusters for conditions like migraines, sickle cell disease and obesity.

Nov 8, 2022

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Anti-Smoking Pill, Like Cigarettes, Contained Carcinogens, Suit Alleges

The lawsuit, filed in Portland, is related to a recall of Pfizer’s drug, Chantix.

Nov 8, 2022
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Some state lawmakers have suggested restricting access to the intrauterine device known as IUD; many reproductive health advocates fear the overturning of Roe v. Wade would embolden those efforts. | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES COALITION/UNSPLASH

Post-‘Roe,’ Contraceptive Failures Carry Bigger Stakes

Even when the odds of contraception failure are small, the number of incidents can add up quickly.

Nov 8, 2022

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Supreme Court To Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

Millions of Americans who rely on federal assistance programs could lose the right to sue states when they do not receive benefits allowed by law under a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.

Nov 8, 2022