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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU Researcher Leads Creation Of A Portland-Based Research Center On Gun Violence

A researcher at Oregon Health & Science University and the VA Portland Health Care System recently obtained a grant to create a Gun Violence Prevention Research Center to step up research on gun deaths and injuries, their causes and strategies for prevention.
May 31, 2022
The federal health insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov on May 31, 2022. | THE LUND REPORT/EMILY GREEN

Oregon Inches Closer To Creating Its Own Health Insurance Marketplace

Despite the 2014 Cover Oregon debacle, health care leaders say it makes sense for the state to have its own platform — this time purchased off the shelf.
May 31, 2022
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

Most Oregon Hospitals Owe Feds For Early Pandemic Loans

The loans are contributing to the financial woes of Northwest health systems, which are reporting some of their biggest losses since the pandemic began.
May 31, 2022
THE ST. MARY ENTRANCE TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, WHICH BORDERS THE BLACKFEET NATION, REMAINED CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 AS BLACKFEET OFFICIALS IMPLEMENTED STRICT MEASURES IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP COVID-19 OFF THE RESERVATION./AARON BOLTON/KHN

The Blackfeet Nation’s Plight Underscores The Fentanyl Crisis On Reservations

Fentanyl has taken root in communities across the West during the pandemic, and Native Americans are dying from overdose in disproportionate numbers.
May 26, 2022
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

Some States Already Targeting Birth Control

Skirmishing over birth control methods already has begun, as Republican lawmakers in some states push to restrict access to birth control methods they claim cause abortions.
May 26, 2022

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