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Planned Parenthood In Oregon ‘Prepared’ For Increased Demand For Abortions

Leaders of three Planned Parenthood organizations say they’re increasing capacity with the expectation that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade

May 5, 2022

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At US Hospitals, A Drug Mix-Up Is Just A Few Keystrokes Away

Medication errors like the one that led to the controversial prosecution of Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught could be prevented easily with a simple fix, safety advocates say.

May 3, 2022

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States Watching As Massachusetts Takes Aim At Hospital Building Boom And Costs

States like Oregon were watching as a Massachusetts health cost watchdog agency and a coalition of consumers, health systems, and insurers helped block a hospital expansion over fears it would drive up costs.

May 3, 2022

WESLEY DECASTRO WEARS A BUTTON AND STICKER AFTER HIS VACCINATION AT A PEDIATRIC COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC HELD AT CLACKAMAS TOWN CENTER IN NOVEMBER 2021 IN HAPPY VALLEY, ORE./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon COVID-19 Cases Are Up, Severity Is Down

With masks off, more people are starting to get COVID-19 again, but public health officials don’t expect a surge of deadly cases.

May 3, 2022

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Oregon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit After Vaccine Data Release

A state employee sued the Department of Administrative Services after it inadvertently released the vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees.

May 3, 2022
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Health Care Professionals Seek NE Portland Seat In House

Two candidates with health care backgrounds are contesting the Northeast Portland seat vacated by Barbara Smith Warner.

May 3, 2022
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Biden On Leaked Draft Opinion On Abortion: The ‘Right To Choose Is Fundamental’

President Joe Biden said that he has directed his Gender Policy Council and White House Counsel’s Office to prepare responses to an expected U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

May 3, 2022

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New OHSU Study Highlights An Unseen Player In COVID's Progression

A new study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests that COVID-19’s microscopic effects on blood vessels may play a key role in the spread and severity of the disease within the human body.

Apr 28, 2022
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Audit: Multnomah County Jail Conditions Worse For Black People, Mentally Ill

A new audit said that about half of the people in Multnomah County who need mental health medication reported that they did not get it in a timely fashion or at all.

Apr 28, 2022

SHAUNTI MEYER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE STRIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AURORA, COLORADO, DISCLOSES HER SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO PATIENTS WHEN IT FEELS APPROPRIATE. LGBTQ+ PATIENTS OFTEN DEAL WITH STIGMA IN HEALTH SETTINGS. “THEY FEEL MORE CONNECTED BECAUSE I’M PART OF THE COMMUNITY,” MEYER SAYS./RACHEL WOOLF/KHN

Physicians Are Uneasy As Colorado Collects Providers’ Diversity Data

Apr 28, 2022

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