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The Jack Fire outside Roseburg filled the air with smoke at North Umpqua Highway in July 2021. | OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Oregon Adopts Rules To Protect Workers From Excessive Heat And Wildfire Smoke

The rules are the most comprehensive in the nation and are welcomed by environmental groups and farmworker advocates.

May 12, 2022

U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader. | COURTESY OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER

Health Care Is Center Stage In Congressional Primary, Critics Blast Schrader’s Record

Rep. Kurt Schrader is wrong to take credit for Medicare drug price reforms, say Oregon practitioners.

May 12, 2022
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Drug overdoses related to fentanyl are on the rise nationally. | SHUTTERSTOCK

As Overdoses Soar, More States Decriminalize Fentanyl Testing Strips

Many public health and addiction experts promote the rapid testing devices as a “harm reduction” tactic to help prevent overdose deaths.

May 10, 2022

HUNDREDS RALLIED ACROSS OREGON IN SUPPORT OF ABORTION ACCESS ON TUESDAY, RESPONDING TO THE LEAKED U.S. SUPREME COURT DRAFT REGARDING ROE V. WADE. BUT IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON, THE DECISION, EVEN IF IT BECOMES LAW, WILL MAKE LITTLE DIFFERENCE TO ABORTION ACCESS./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Abortion Access In Oregon And Washington Won’t Change, Unless State Law Does

Both states are known for liberal legal frameworks protecting the right to abortion, but advocates on both sides point out that laws can change.

May 10, 2022

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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

people in surgical scrubs in hospital hallway

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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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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

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 Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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 Mount Hood Medical Center is among the hospitals fined for failing to follow meal break rules. | PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

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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