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Pandemic Rages In Areas Of Oregon With Low Vaccination Rates

State health officials called on local public health officials in areas with low rates to work with businesses and others to encourage inoculation.

Jul 22, 2021

Oregon State Hospital. | AMANDA LOMAN/SALEM REPORTER

National Guard Member Assaulted By Oregon State Hospital Patient

This was the first assault by a patient on a National Guard member the hospital has recorded since 30 National Guard members began working on June 24 to help stem a staffing shortage.

Jul 22, 2021

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Older Vaccinated People More Vulnerable To COVID-19, Research Shows

A small study by Oregon Health & Science University indicates that people between 70 and 82 have a less robust response to the virus than those 20 to 29.

Jul 22, 2021

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Smoke from wildfires burning through bone dry forests and grasslands in the West covered the city of Helena, Montana on Sunday./Matt Volz/Kaiser Health News)

Wildfire Smoke Drives People In Low-Vaccinated Areas Indoors, Raising Outbreak Fears

Smoke and heat in the West are driving people to seek refuge at libraries, movie theaters, museums and other indoor venues.

Jul 22, 2021

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Facing Killer Heat, ERs Use Body Bags To Save Lives

As more heatstroke patients arrived at hospitals in Washington, doctors used human body bags filled with ice and water to quickly immerse and cool several elderly people.

Jul 22, 2021

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Prices In Oregon For Many Common Medical Procedures Have Surged, Data Show

Prices also varied wildly from one hospital to another, which the state says underscores the importance of Oregon’s new cost-growth control program.

Jul 22, 2021
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Delta Variant Drives Infections In Oregon

COVID-19 cases are on the rise, especially in counties with the lowest vaccination rates, state data show.

Jul 22, 2021
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Oregon Corrections Department Sued Over Finger Loss

A former Oregon state prisoner alleges his finger was amputated because of malpractice by a doctor at the Columbia River Correctional Institution in North Portland.

Jul 22, 2021
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Analysis: Necessary Or Not, COVID Booster Shots Are Probably On The Horizon

Booster shots are likely to be here before long because of the outdated, 60-year-old basic standard the Food and Drug Administration uses to authorize medicines for sale.

Jul 21, 2021

Damon Diessner lost 200 pounds on a diabetes prevention program in Redmond, Washington./Laurie McKenzie

Though Millions Are At Risk For Diabetes, Medicare Struggles To Expand Prevention Program

Only 3,600 of an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries eligible for a two-year diabetes prevention program have actually signed up since Medicare started covering the program in 2018.

Jul 21, 2021

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