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Is Indoor Dining Safe? Oregon Doesn't Have The Data

Unlike those in other states and countries besieged by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregon’s indoor eating and drinking establishments don’t appear to be risky places to catch COVID-19.

Aug 10, 2020

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America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine

Vaccines engineered to protect the public from various diseases like influenza, hepatitis B and rabies can be less effective in obese adults than in the general population.

Aug 7, 2020

Centene-owned Trillium Community Health Plan, long active in Lane County, also serves low-income Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Trillium’s New Medicaid Application Includes Portland-Area Hospitals

The for-profit Medicaid insurer has contracted with Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy for some services but failed to woo Providence Health & Services.

Aug 7, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus in Portland. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

OHSU Nursing Students Angry About Rising Tuition

About 30 students entered a two-part nurse practitioner program last June, expecting the university to lock-in their tuition. Instead, OHSU is suspending its "tuition promise."

Aug 6, 2020
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