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OHSU Students Win Tuition Fight

The university has backtracked on its plan to raise tuition by up to 7% and withdraw a promise to freeze tuition, after lawmakers kept the university’s funding largely intact.

Sep 23, 2020
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Oregon Scraps Crisis Care Guidelines for Health Care Providers

The move marks another redo by the authority over policies created without the input from minorities and communities of color.

Sep 23, 2020
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2 COVID Studies In Oregon: More Than $3 Million Spent, Only 1 Success

The Oregon Health Authority awarded $6 million to Oregon Health & Science University for a plan that was hastily put together and then scrapped; now it's banking on a $1.2 million project by Oregon State University.

Sep 22, 2020
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Health Authority Faces Hazy COVID-19 Outlook After Fires

When the wildfires hit, testing plummeted so officials don’t really know what the current COVID-19 trend is in Oregon.

Sep 21, 2020

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Oregon’s Coronavirus Testing Guidance Now Weaker Than Trump Administration's

The state does not recommend that anyone exposed to COVID-19 get tested even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its policy to recommend testing.

Sep 21, 2020

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Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists

A growing number of prominent health leaders fear that President Donald Trump will legally autorize a vaccine before election day, running roughshod over the usual regulatory process.

Sep 21, 2020

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Exclusive: Health Authority Staff Angry Over Plans To Scrap On-Site Inspections At Behavioral Health Facilities

Critics say switching to virtual visits conducted through a smartphone or tablet, which will save time and money, could harm residents.

Sep 21, 2020
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Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming

Up and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely related to smoke inhalation, but facilities must first rule out the coronavirus.

Sep 20, 2020

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Election Gift for Florida? Trump Poised to Approve Drug Imports From Canada

Though Florida and five other states -- not in the Northwest -- have passed laws allowing them to seek federal approval to buy drugs from Canada, observers say the proposal is aimed at Florida.

Sep 18, 2020