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Oregon study: COVID-19 vaccine not associated with cardiac deaths in healthy young people

A new study found no evidence of a potential complication of the COVID-19 vaccine — myocarditis — in cardiac deaths in the state

Apr 16, 2024

PeaceHealth, Vancouver - Medical Center Physician's Building. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Vancouver nurses eye Oregon’s new hospital staffing law

Across the Columbia River, nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center want Oregon-style staff levels in their union contract. They plan to picket outside their hospital on Thursday.

Apr 16, 2024
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U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas. | COURTESY OF ANDREA SALINAS

U.S. Rep. Salinas backs legislation to increase, expand mental health care in public schools

The first-term U.S. representative from Oregon is co-sponsoring a bill that would allocate $300 million nationwide to put more mental health services in public schools

Apr 16, 2024

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Swap funds or add services? Use of opioid settlement cash sparks strong disagreements

Legal and public health experts worry that local governments are squandering a rare opportunity to save lives by cushioning their budgets with opioid settlement funds

Apr 16, 2024

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Nurses union sees snag with hospital staffing law about to take effect

After pushing for the new nurse-to-patient ratios, the union is concerned by the state's proposed rules dictating how they’ll play out in emergency departments

Apr 11, 2024
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Rising complaints of unauthorized Obamacare plan-switching and sign-ups trigger concern

Consumers are reportedly seeing their insurance plans switched amid record Affordable Care Act enrollment, spurring calls for crackdowns on unscrupulous agents

Apr 11, 2024

Partners in Care, Inc is a nonprofit hospice provider that runs the only inpatient facility of its kind in Oregon east of the Cascades.

Central Oregon hospice sues feds over challenged Medicare claims

One of a declining number of nonprofit hospice providers, Partners In Care leaders have successfully defended the vast majority of disputed claims. Now they've sued to erase the rest while challenging government methods, in a case that could have 'huge ramifications.'

Apr 11, 2024
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Dana Williams, top, and Khalyson McDuffie, doulas with Birth in Color, a Virginia group that offers doula services for pregnant patients of color and training for local maternal health care workers to combat racial bias, participate in a doula simulation training session. Some states are mandating implicit bias training. | COURTESY OF KENDA SUTTON-EL/BIRTH IN COLOR

To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at implicit bias

Black, Hispanic and Indigenous pregnant patients often report facing unfair treatment at hospitals and clinics

Apr 11, 2024

Nurses at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

As demand for nurses rises, OHSU expands nursing program to central Oregon

Central Oregon will be the third spot for OHSU’s accelerated bachelor’s degree in nursing, which already is available in Portland and Ashland

Apr 11, 2024

Pediatrician Patricia Braun (left) and registered dental hygienist Valerie Cuzella, who works with Braun and other Denver Health pediatricians, sit in Cuzella's office. | KATE RUDER/FF HEALTH NEWS

Doctors take on dental duties to reach low-income and uninsured patients

Oral health is increasingly being integrated into medical checkups for children, pregnant women, and others who cannot afford or do not have easy access to dentists

Apr 11, 2024

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