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Why Nurses Are Raging And Quitting After The RaDonda Vaught Verdict

A Portland nurse quit her job after a Tennessee nurse was convicted of felonies over a fatal medication mistake, reflecting concerns nationwide.

Apr 5, 2022

Ingrid Ulrey, a regional director of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, visited Salem Health on Thursday./Salem Reporter

Regional Leader For The Federal Health And Human Services Agency Met With Oregon Officials

A top federal official visited Oregon for the first time, checking on the state’s response to the pandemic, behavioral health care and workforce shortages.

Apr 5, 2022

OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY IN SALEM, OREGON./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB.

Judge Grants Class-Action Status To Oregon Prisoners Sickened By COVID

The federal ruling, possibly the first of its kind nationally, opens the door to a potentially massive liability that could cost Oregon millions of dollars to resolve.

Apr 5, 2022

MEMBERS OF THE COLLECTIVE OF INDIGENOUS INTERPRETERS OF OREGON AFTER THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONY AT PORTLAND CENTER STAGE AT THE ARMORY IN DECEMBER./COURTESY OF PUEBLO UNIDO

Indigenous Language Interpreters Say They’ve Been Excluded From Equity-Based Push

They say state officials’ have declined repeated requests to meet with them regarding health care interpreter certification requirements and new rules aimed at making the industry more equitable.

Mar 31, 2022

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What Oregon’s Death With Dignity Settlement Means For Out-Of-State Terminally Ill Patients

Oregon is the first state in the nation to allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to out-of-state residents.

Mar 31, 2022

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Second COVID-19 Boosters Available For People 50 And Older, Immunocompromised

Oregon Health Authority officials say vaccine supplies are ample for the next phase of vaccinations.

Mar 31, 2022

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Clinical Student Alleges Sexual Harassment At Vibra’s Portland Hospital

A civil rights complaint also accuses Vibra Speciality Hospital of Portland of coverup in the matter.

Mar 31, 2022
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MICHAL FREEDHOFF, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION, AT HOME IN MARYLAND./NATE PALMER/PROPUBLICA

She’s Supposed To Protect Americans. First, She Must Fix Trump’s Mess And Decades Of Neglect.

Michal Freedhoff, the new director of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, has a long history as a toxics watchdog. Can she succeed?

Mar 30, 2022

BRANDIE KURTZ OF WRENS, GEORGIA, SAID HER SON WYLIE JAMES PRESCOTT HAD TO WAIT MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER HIS AUTISM DIAGNOSIS TO BEGIN BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, EVEN THOUGH RESEARCH SHOWS EARLY TREATMENT OF AUTISM CAN BE CRUCIAL FOR CHILDREN’S LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT./BRANDIE KURTZ/KHN