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Nancy Lazo is suing Dr. Kingsley Chin, whose company’s screw implant caused nerve damage, her lawyers allege./Maris Alejandra Cardona for KHN

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

Government officials say some transactions may violate federal anti-kickback laws, drive up health care spending and put patients at risk of serious harm.

Jun 17, 2021

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OHSU Gives Itself Power To Fire Faculty In Pandemic Or Other Crisis

New employment contracts for thousands of faculty members give the institution the right to cut their job or pay in the face of a natural disaster or a financial crisis.

Jun 17, 2021
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Patients Delayed Preventive Care During Pandemic

In some cases, doctors are now treating patients whose cancer has advanced because they didn't get routine screenings, like a mammogram or colonoscopy.

Jun 16, 2021

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Oregon Lawmakers Will Take 'Big Swing' At Mental Health Funding

A package working its way through the budget process will amount to the Legislature’s largest-ever investment in necessary housing and services, advocates say.

Jun 16, 2021

A health care worker unpacks the Pfizer vaccine at Oregon Health & Science University. | OHSU

In Latest Risk Level Shuffle: Polk County Nears 65% Vaccination Rate

Jackson County will move down to moderate risk, with Polk County set to move to lower risk in the governor’s COVID-19 framework.

Jun 15, 2021

Homeless Population In Central Oregon Increases 13%

The issue of homelessness is at the forefront of local politics, as public bodies like the Bend City Council are trying to handle a growing homeless population.

Jun 15, 2021

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Being Vaccinated Doesn’t Mean You Must Go Maskless

It's not clear how long the vaccines’ protection will last, but it is increasingly clear that being vaccinated reduces the risk of infecting others.

Jun 15, 2021

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Oregon Health Authority, Medicaid Insurers Haggle Over Vaccination Incentive Money

Facing pressure from coordinated care organizations, the health authority reduces its COVID-19 vaccination-rate goals for Medicaid members.

Jun 14, 2021
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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Gov. Brown Defends Plan To Lift Mask Mandate

Although masks do provide some protection to the wearer, they are much better at preventing someone from spreading disease than they are at preventing someone from contracting it.

Jun 14, 2021

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Boeing Rejected Air Purifiers Like Those Widely Used In Schools

The company tested two kinds of technologies used in schools to combat germs and found that neither was effective enough to install on its commercial planes.

Jun 14, 2021

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