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Providence, Legacy warn thousands of patients of possible exposure to hepatitis, HIV

A former Oregon Anesthesiology Group physician is suspected of having violated infection control standards, but so far the allegations have not been linked to any patient infections, authorities say

Jul 12, 2024

Safety net clinic workers, including many in Multnomah County, provide needed medical care for marginalized populations, including people lacking shelter. | MULTNOMAH COUNTY/MOTOYA NAKAMURA

Washington safety net clinic chain battles for accreditation as doctors-in-training bolt

Sea Mar operates three dozen clinics, including in Vancouver, and says its medical residency program that helps train needed physicians has been decimated by a recent decision to withdraw accreditation

Jul 11, 2024
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OHSU postdocs declare salary impasse, sparking new stage in contract talks

AFSCME-represented group says Oregon Health & Science University is not offering fair compensation or benefits needed to improve equity and retention

Jul 11, 2024

The medical establishment has wrestled with evidence that racial minorities and other marginalized communities experience worse health outcomes and that biases by health care providers — conscious and unconscious — have contributed to those disparities. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Medical Board delays microaggression, bias rule criticized as vague

Medical professions are trying to address racism in health care. But a group representing Oregon doctors raised concerns over how the rule would be applied

Jul 11, 2024
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Sutherlin residents will vote on future of psilocybin businesses in November

About two-thirds of Sutherlin residents voted to temporarily ban psilocybin businesses within city limits in a 2022 moratorium.

Jul 11, 2024

The District of Columbia is one of the many communities nationwide working with property owners to replace water service lines that contain lead. The city aims to replace all lead service lines by 2030. Competing federal guidelines call for replacing all the nation’s lead service lines within either 10 or 30 years. | KYTJA WEIR/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

Although lead was banned from new water service lines in 1986, it’s estimated that more than 9 million such lines still carry drinking water to homes and businesses throughout the country

Jul 11, 2024

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Oregon joins nearly 30 states with illnesses linked to mushroom-derived candies

Nearly 60 people in 27 states – from the East Coast to the West – are part of the outbreak linked to microdosing products, federal officials said, and 30 have been hospitalized while one death is under investigation.

Jul 11, 2024

Jonna Tallant, a longtime TMJ patient, displays a pile of medical records and billing documents at her home in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has spent a small fortune on TMJ treatment over three decades, but remains in agony and is unable to eat solid food. | BRETT KELMAN/KFF HEALTH NEWS

‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

Treatment for temporomandibular joint disorders, a condition that is often disabling, is typically not covered by insurance although the condition afflicts as many as 33 million Americans, most of them women.

Jul 11, 2024

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Oregon beefs up help lines, support services for youth of color

A new state report cites progress in helping young people get help to deal with mental health challenges, but says more culturally specific services are needed to address disparities in the risk of suicide among young people

Jul 9, 2024