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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.

The three-month-old died after surgery for a congenital heart defect and being taken off a ventilator in the pediatric intensive care unit.

People over 50, and especially those 65 and older, are the fastest growing group of cannabis users. They find it helpful in easing pain.

New rules allow Medicare Advantage plans to add restrictions on expensive, injectable drugs.

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.

A California doctor who touts bioidentical hormones and was endorsed by celebrities is sanctioned for putting clients at risk.

Two months after state investigators warned officials at Portland's only psychiatric ER they could lose federal certification, a woman who was known to be suicidal killed herself.

Fluoride in water is not a "drug," nor is there any evidence of it being "neurotoxic."

Many without insurance qualify for Medicaid and up to one-half of those with insurance are not fully covered because their deductibles or expenses are too high.