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As Omicron Surges, Effort To Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

Just 27% of children ages 5 to 11 have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, and 18% have received two.

Jan 18, 2022

Providence Portland Medical Center staff prep to work on COVID-19 patients. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

Oregon Gasping As It Nears Pinnacle Of Omicron Wave

The surge of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant is expected to crest in Oregon on or about Jan. 25.

Jan 18, 2022
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OHSU Cited Again For Animal Welfare Violations

A USDA inspection in December yielded OHSU's fourth critical violation in two years, this time for gerbil starvation.

Jan 18, 2022
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Q&A: Speaker Tina Kotek To Leave Gavel And Legislature

Now running for governor, the longtime legislative leader introduced a bill to fight community violence with Medicaid funds as she was leaving.

Jan 18, 2022
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Hemp Compounds Could Prevent COVID-19 From Infecting Cells

Oregon State University research shows two hemp extracts can bind to COVID-19 and stop it from entering cells.

Jan 18, 2022

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Proposed Legislation In Oregon Would Address Racism As A Public Health Crisis

The bill would initiate a pilot program to provide health care for communities that lack access and have a higher BIPOC population.

Jan 18, 2022

DR. RACHEL SOLOTAROFF CHECKS A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE AT CENTRAL CITY CONCERN'S OLD TOWN CLINIC./COURTESY OF CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

Q&A: Rachel Solotaroff To Leave Helm Of Central City Concern

The departing head of Portland’s largest homeless services provider talks about what she’s seen and what can be improved.

Jan 13, 2022
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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

State: Oregon Hospitals Must Disclose When They Ration Care

Oregon Health Authority says hospitals need to disclose the methods they use during a crisis to decide who gets resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.

Jan 13, 2022
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Oregon Hospitals Allow COVID-Positive Employees To Return To Work

Facing staffing shortages and increased patient loads, hospitals are tapping into relaxed CDC guidelines to bring back employees with mild COVID symptoms.

Jan 13, 2022