The drug, stemming from work by a Portland State University professor, is designed to combat a common problem among other anti-malarial drugs: drug resistance.
Maps from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show relatively high rates among some populations in the Northwest, especially among African Americans and Hispanics.
The bipartisan group, which includes officials from the Oregon Health Authority, providers and insurers, have come with a proposal that could be a framework for a bill in 2019.
Sep 12, 2018
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DR. PRUDENCE HALL TALKS WITH SARAH “FERGIE” FERGUSON, THE DUCHESS OF YORK, ON THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK,/SCREEN GRAB FROM YOU TUBE/KAISER HEALTH NEWS.