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Dozens of people sat and played in the Ira Keller Fountain Park in Portland on June 28, 2021. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Heat Wave Linked To Hospitalizations And Drownings

Around 200 Oregonians have visited emergency departments or urgent care centers due to heat-related illness since the heat wave began Friday, according to data published by the Oregon Health Authority.

Jun 30, 2021

States Step Up Push to Regulate Pharmacy Drug Brokers

More than 100 separate bills regulating pharmacy benefit managers that serve as conduits for drug manufacturers have been introduced in 42 states, including Oregon, this year,

Jun 30, 2021

PATRICK ALLEN, DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, GIVES LAWMAKERS AN UPDATE ON THE CORONAVIRUS.

Legislature Approves Spate Of Other Health Care Bills

The measures passed include creating a new dental profession and giving coordinated care organizations more flexibility.

Jun 29, 2021
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The Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Pump Money And Oversight Into Health Care

Residents will have to wait to see whether the Oregon Legislature’s increased spending and regulation of the health care industry will yield results.

Jun 29, 2021
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A medical laboratory scientist in Seattle reviews samples of purified genetic material to detect COVID-19 cases. | DAN DELONG/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Analysis: Why We’ll Likely Never Know Whether a COVID Lab Leak Happened in China

China has great scientists, but they work for an authoritarian government where politics always comes first, making it dangerous to reveal something that makes China look bad.

Jun 29, 2021