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CELIA'S HOUSE IN MEDFORD IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT HOSPICE PROVIDING 24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR TERMINALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS IN THE ROGUE VALLEY./SOUTHERN OREGON FRIENDS OF HOSPICE

Southern Oregon Nonprofit Eases End-Of-Life Discussions In Latinx Communities

Celia’s House in Medford received a grant to conduct to identify ways to better engage Latinx cancer patients with palliative and end-of-life care.

Aug 9, 2022

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden at a July 9, 2022 event in Portland. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/PETER WONG (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Wyden: Best Policy For Energy And Health Care ‘Best Politics’

Oregon Democrat sees triumph of budget plan after months of internal talks, two all-night Senate sessions.

Aug 9, 2022
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New Vaccine Safety Study Could Answer Lingering Questions

A Kaiser Permanente researcher says her large-scale four-year study in the Portland and Seattle areas will help track a virus that’s still evolving.

Aug 9, 2022

Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Survey Shows 62% In Oregon Want Roe v. Wade Reinstated

Surprised by last week’s Kansas abortion vote? You shouldn’t be, based on a new data uncovered by Oregon Values and Beliefs Center.

Aug 9, 2022
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Salem Hospital | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Hospitals Seek State Help As Patients Fill Beds

State officials and the hospital industry work on ways to address bottlenecks in the system as more than 500 patients wait for transfers.

Aug 9, 2022
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Abortion Laws and Emergency Care Mandate Put Patients, Doctors In Gray Zone

The Biden administration argues a federal law requiring providers to offer stabilizing treatment, including abortion when necessary, trumps abortion bans.

Aug 9, 2022

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Because of Texas Abortion Law, Her Wanted Pregnancy Became A Medical Nightmare

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications.

Aug 4, 2022

DR. JINNELL LEWIS (LEFT) CONSULTS WITH MICHAELA CURRY, A MEDICAL STUDENT ON A RURAL ROTATION, AT ST. CHARLES MADRAS./PAT KRUIS/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

How Medical Residents Could Change Jefferson County

A new residency program promises to bring doctors to a county that direly needs them.

Aug 4, 2022
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WILLIAM PERRY (LEFT) AND HIS SPOUSE, INGELA TRAVERS-HAYWARD (RIGHT), LAUNCHED A NONPROFIT THAT DISTRIBUTES NALOXONE, DONATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AT MUSIC FESTIVALS DURING THE SUMMER./COURTESY OF WILLIAM PERRY