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Trauma Surgeons Detail The Horror Of Mass Shootings In The Wake Of Uvalde And Call For Reforms

Many trauma surgeons are calling for substantial reforms to address gun violence.

Jun 11, 2022

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Children’s Vision Problems Often Go Undetected, Despite Calls For Regular Screening

More than 600,000 children and teens are estimated to be blind or have a vision disorder, but many are not getting help or even being screened.

Jun 9, 2022

OHSU NEUROLOGIST MIRANDA LIM (RIGHT) CONSULTS WITH ENGINEER SOFIA FLUKE AT BEL IN EUGENE./BRANDON SWANSON/OPB

The Science Of Sleep: Pacific Northwest Researchers Explore Secrets Of A Good Night’s Rest

Researchers in Oregon and Washington are trying to fight chronic sleeplessness, which is associated with several serious potential health effects.

Jun 9, 2022

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California Wants To Slash Insulin Prices By Becoming A Drugmaker. Can It Succeed?

As insulin-makers face long-standing complaints of price-gouging, California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to produce its own brand of generic insulin and sell it at below-market prices to people with diabetes.

Jun 9, 2022

PINS SUCH AS THIS ARE BEING CIRCULATED AMONG NURSES AT PROVIDENCE ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER IN PORTLAND./COURTESY PHOTO

Providence St. Vincent Nurses Split Over Proposed Contract

The vote is set for June 20 on a tentative deal for nurses at the Portland hospital, where they have authorized a strike.

Jun 9, 2022
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Patients Seek Mental Health Care From Their Doctor But Find Health Plans Standing In The Way

Despite a longstanding push to integrate care and better serve patients, the way many insurance plans cover mental health doesn’t necessarily support integrating it with physical care.

Jun 9, 2022

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Is Oregon Ready For Universal Health Care?

Virtual hearings starting June 11 will gauge public sentiment on a public insurance system for all Oregonians that imposes new taxes but eliminates premiums, co-pays and other costs.

Jun 9, 2022
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They Thought They Were Buying Obamacare Plans. What They Got Wasn’t Insurance.

Health care sharing ministries are faith-based organizations whose members agree to share medical expenses, but they don’t necessarily cover members’ medical bills.

Jun 7, 2022

DONATIONS OF BREAST MILK TO NORTHWEST MOTHER'S MILK BANK IN TIGARD HAVE SURGED AMID THE NATION'S BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE./PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/JAIME VALDEZ (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Milk bank Donations Surge Amid Formula Shortage

Out-of-stock rates for formula recently topped 85% in Oregon as communities and public agencies look to help.

Jun 7, 2022
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Volunteer Jim Jackson of Portland cleans tables on May 2, 2022, as Blanchet House reopened for indoor dining following more than two years of closure due to the pandemic./Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB

Lessons From Oregon’s 7th Wave Of COVID-19

Is SARS-CoV-2 on a path to behaving more like other cold viruses?

Jun 7, 2022

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