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OHSU Faces Investigation By Medical Organization

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which approves programs for interns, residents and fellows, is looking into allegations described in a sexual assault lawsuit.

Mar 29, 2021
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Nosing In on Kids Who Had COVID and Lost Their Sense of Smell

Doctors in Colorado and Washington state will use scents like eucalyptus and lavender to treat children who lost their sense of smell to COVID-19.

Mar 29, 2021

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Analysis: How the US Invested in the War on Terrorism at the Cost of Public Health

After 9/11, the United States rapidly shifted resources to create a massive infrastructure to ferret out and combat terrorism while forgetting that terrorism of nature can be equally deadly.

Mar 29, 2021

Philanthropies are funding studies of cheap, existing medications like the antidepressant fluvoxamine — sold under the brand name Luvox — as COVID treatments./Wikimedia Commons

Scientists Seek COVID Treatment Answers in Cheap, Older Drugs

A few scientists say that two small studies indicate that a decades-old antidepressant that costs $10 for a two-week course could be used to fight COVID.

Mar 29, 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

Oregon Again Advances Vaccination Timeline Ahead of Broad May 1 Expansion

Frontline workers and adults under 45 with chronic conditions will become eligible two weeks ahead of previous schedule.

Mar 26, 2021
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Press Release: Komen Transitions Programs Before Closing At The End Of March

Mar 25, 2021

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Medicaid Enrollment Surges To Nearly 1.3 Million -- 30% of Oregon’s Population

State officials say extra federal money has covered the extra cost so far, but that it may not be sufficient in the second half of this year.

Mar 25, 2021
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Ebola is one of the deadliest diseases in the world./Shutterstock

Northwest Officials Monitor Several Dozen People For Ebola

They recently visited Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in West Africa which are grappling with small outbreaks of the disease.

Mar 25, 2021

Alice Busch leads Multnomah County's emergency management services/Motoya Nakamura/Multnomah County

More than 1 Million Oregonians Have Had At Least 1 Vaccine Dose, State Says

The milestone comes as Oregon speeds up its vaccination expansion to include more demographic groups, with many frontline workers and people aged 16 to 44 with underlying conditions soon eligible.

Mar 24, 2021