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The Oregon Health Authority headquarters in Salem on Nov. 8, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

Oregon maternal health employee indicted in Texas

An Oregon Health Authority employee has been accused of exporting marijuana to a Texas crime ring

Apr 9, 2024
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Two bottles of Buprenorphine-Naloxone, a drug used to treat opioid use disorder. | SHUTTERSTOCK

More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering a medication that curbs cravings to teens addicted to opioids. But few report doing so.

Apr 9, 2024

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Hospitals cash in on a private equity-backed trend: concierge physician care

Critics of concierge physician practices say they contribute to primary care shortages while catering to the wealthy. Backers say it's better to give world-class care to a few than inadequate care to many.

Apr 9, 2024

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Idaho is losing OB-GYNs after strict abortion ban. But health exceptions unlikely this year

Idaho medical leaders say the state is losing critical workforce as physicians are fleeing out of fears of incurring potentially stiff penalties under the state's abortion ban.

Apr 9, 2024

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Lane County patients turned away from Oregon Medical Group in possible corporate pinch

Physicians have left Oregon Medical Group, which is owned by national health care giant Optum. The situation has renewed fears about large corporations and other investors' influence over medical practices.

Apr 9, 2024

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Oregon regulators missed ‘red flags’ leading to senior’s death in Sandy care facility, ombudsman says

Ki Soon “Harmony” Hyun died after she wandered away from the facility. The state’s licensing officials waited nearly one month after to enter the facility, where they found a range of concerns, a watchdog found.

Apr 9, 2024

Kevin Heinrich, a licensed practical nurse, at a workstation at Mirabella Portland’s skilled nursing facility on Feb. 13, 2023. Nurses and other health care workers have become increasingly hard to find after the pandemic. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses in rural Oregon take home better pay, study finds

A new study by the Oregon Center for Nursing suggests hiring outside Portland area shouldn’t be so tough and that retaining nurses is about more than wages

Apr 9, 2024
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A view of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

'Super-lawyer' backs Marion County in Oregon State Hospital appeal

A different judge has once again denied an effort by Marion County to steer state psychiatric discharge policies in a new direction. Now prominent conservative attorney Jim Bopp is entering the fray.

Apr 9, 2024
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