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Vaping appears to be on the rise. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Governor's Group Recommends Ban On Vaping Products, Flavored E-Cigarettes

The Oregon Health Authority tracked 23 vaping-related lung injuries across the state by mid-March.

Aug 20, 2020

Firefighter managers held a virtual community meeting for the Bighorn Fire in June./Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service

COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season

A study published this month concluded that COVID outbreaks “could be a serious threat to the firefighting mission” and urged vigilant social distancing and screening measures in the camps.

Aug 20, 2020

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State’s Drive To Cap Health Care Spending Kicks In Next Year

State regulators are expected to start combing through the finances of thousands of Oregon medical practices with a goal of capping per-patient spending at 3.4%.

Aug 19, 2020
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Christel Allen became NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon's executive director in June./Courtesy of NARAL

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Steps Up Focus On Minorities

The abortion rights group has a new leader, Christel Allen, the first woman of color to lead the group. Allen, in turn, chose Jeanine Morales, a Black woman with experience advocating for minorities, as her deputy.

Aug 19, 2020
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Dina Ellwanger is the new president and chief nursing officer for Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario.

Press Release: Dina Ellwanger Named President/CNO of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center

Aug 18, 2020

Trillium's offices in Eugene. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority Approves Trillium’s Portland-Area Medicaid Application With Caveats

Trillium can start to enroll Oregon Health Plan members in those regions on Sept. 1 but will have to beef up its behavioral health care provider network and meet equity requirements.

Aug 18, 2020
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Some Oregon Health Insurers Enjoy Big Profits In Latest Quarter

Increased profits, especially in the second quarter of the year, were eye-popping for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon.

Aug 17, 2020
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Ballot Measure Stresses Treatment, Not Jail Time For Drug Possession

Measure 110 would eliminate criminal convictions for low-level drug possession while setting up a system focused on recovery programs.

Aug 17, 2020
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Beaverton Memory Care Facility Sees Outbreak Of 28 COVID-19 Cases

The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday evening said 12 of Murray Highland’s 20 residents were transferred this weekend to other facilities.

Aug 17, 2020

Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. | JIM CRAVEN FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS

With COVID Vaccine Trial, Rural Oregon Clinic Steps Onto World Stage

The Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon in Medford is among 90 sites across the country tapped to test a leading vaccine candidate by Moderna against COVID-19.

Aug 17, 2020

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