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NANCY LAZO IS SUING DR. KINGSLEY CHIN, WHOSE COMPANY’S SCREW IMPLANT CAUSED NERVE DAMAGE, HER LAWYERS ALLEGE./MARIA ALEJANDRA CARDONA/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Device Makers Have Funneled Billions To Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products

Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients.

Aug 9, 2021

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JOHN SALTIS IS SUING SPINAL DEVICE COMPANY NUVASIVE./HANS PENNINK/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Injuries Mount As Sales Reps For Device Makers Cozy Up To Surgeons

Aggressive sales tactics have allegedly led surgeons to use defective or wrong-size implants, screws or other products on patients.

Aug 9, 2021

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Imprisoned Former Happy Valley Doctor Loses Medical License

Jonathan Wiebe, who had worked at Kaiser Permanente, had been convicted of multiple charges including first degree rape.

Aug 6, 2021
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Portland's Only Hospice House May Reopen In 2022

With $2.5 million in donations, Hopewell House in Southwest Portland could see patients again next spring.

Aug 6, 2021
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Pharmacies Face Extra Audit Burdens That Threaten Their Existence

Pharmacy benefit managers switched to virtual audits during the pandemic, which increased reviews, payment denials and their profits.

Aug 6, 2021

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Delta Variant Is Breaking Records And ‘Clobbering’ Oregon

Younger people are getting sicker, faster, as doctors and nurses watch.

Aug 6, 2021

Four Portland-area hospital system are running the Oregon Convention Center site while Salem Health is in charge of the fairgrounds in Salem. | OHSU

Analysis: Don’t Want A Vaccine? Be Prepared To Pay More For Insurance.

The unvaccinated face a bigger threat of hospitalization if they get COVID, and if that happens, they're certain to have big health care bills despite insurance coverage.

Aug 4, 2021

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Umatilla County Struggles Once Again With COVID-19

Local leaders have opted to recommend rather than mandate masks in indoor spaces, because they think more people will comply with guidance rather than edicts.

Aug 4, 2021

After about two months of hospitalization, Maria Nevarez, one of Oregon Health & Science University’s first patients with COVID-19 has finally been discharged, May 13, 2020. Staff lined the hallway to cheer for her as she left the hospital. | OHSU/KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF

Clackamas County Chair Tootie Smith Not Worried By Spike In Infections

She stands at odds with public health officials and health care professionals who are worried about the surge in cases caused by the delta variant.

Aug 4, 2021
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Health Care Staff Will Have To Be Tested For COVID-19 Or Vaccinated, Gov. Brown Decides

The announcement follows decisions by some hospital systems to require employee vaccinations against COVID-19 despite an Oregon law banning the practice.

Aug 4, 2021

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