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Many of the new types of telemedicine being promoted by start-ups more clearly benefit providers’ and investors’ pockets, rather than yielding more high-quality and cost-effective medicine for patients.

A bill would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs, increasing access for patients who a lack primary care provider.

A bill introduced in the Oregon House would delay many facets of the Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance program by a year.

The seemingly sudden ease of scheduling clinic appointments comes as Oregon, like the rest of the nation, sees a sharp drop in doses given.

The university will require all in-person students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated starting this fall unless they have an approved exemption.

Physicians and dentists say insurance companies are flush with cash after collecting premiums during the pandemic but paying fewer claims than usual and so they should pay for supplies.

A bipartisan resolution follows high-profile complaints against Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon State University.

With the pace of the increase in statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations slowing a tad, the 15 counties will be able to return to indoor dining on Friday.

“We’re now seeing people in their 30s, 40s and 50s — young people who are really sick,” said Dr. Vishnu Chundi, an infectious disease specialist.

A team of OHSU infectious disease specialists studied the immune response of people who had been vaccinated with those who had been infected and then vaccinated.