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What’s At Stake In The Mask Mandate Appeal

The challenge to the overturned federal mask mandate for public transportation could determine the limits of federal health officials’ power.

May 10, 2022

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Travel Nurses See Swift Change of Fortunes as COVID Money Runs Dry

As COVID hospitalization rates stabilize and relief funding dries up, travel nurse contracts that were plentiful and lucrative are vanishing.

May 10, 2022

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Abbott Laboratories Sued In Oregon Over Alleged Harm From Baby Formula

The suit is part of a nationwide litigation wave claiming cow’s milk-based formula caused intestinal damage to premature, underweight babies.

May 10, 2022
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Feds Threaten Decertification Of Oregon State Hospital's Junction City Campus

The state-run mental hospital must improve patient safety at its satellite campus or it will lose eligibility for Medicare funding, inspectors warn.

May 9, 2022
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Providence St. Vincent Nurses Vote To Authorize Strike

The potential walkout at the Portland hospital would be the first nurses’ strike for Providence Health & Services, the largest provider in Oregon.

May 5, 2022
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Legacy Health Battles State To Overturn Meal Break Rules

The hospital system says it’s too difficult and costly to provide meal breaks on the schedule required by state rules.

May 5, 2022
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Cedar Hills Hospital Faces Lawsuits From Former Employees

In separate lawsuits, two employees allege the psychiatric hospital in Portland was a hostile work environment for gay people.

May 5, 2022
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WHO: Nearly 15 Million Deaths Associated With COVID-19

The World Health Organization's estimate is more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million.

May 5, 2022

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Next Battle Over Access To Abortion Will Focus On Pills

Access to abortion pills will grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion.

May 5, 2022

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A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Next Oregon Governor Could Change State’s Approach To Abortion After Supreme Court Decision

Democrats, independent Betsy Johnson and Republican Jessica Gomez oppose the Supreme Court’s expected decision.

May 5, 2022

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