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First Oregon Pediatric Monkeypox Case Reported; Virus Unlikely To Spread In Schools, Officials Say

State officials declined to specify whether the case involved an infant, child, or adolescent, saying only that the person was below the age of 18.

Aug 18, 2022

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IN THIS FILE PHOTO FROM 2020, JASON COOK OF CLEAN WATER SERVICES PULLS A WASTEWATER SAMPLE FROM A SEWER IN FOREST GROVE, OREGON./TODD SONFLIETH/OPB

Oregon Wastewater Data Shows Far More People Have COVID Than Shown Through Testing

A rise in home testing and decrease in disease severity have masked a large increase in COVID-19 infections in Oregon, but the state’s poop doesn’t lie.

Jun 23, 2022

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Volunteer Jim Jackson of Portland cleans tables on May 2, 2022, as Blanchet House reopened for indoor dining following more than two years of closure due to the pandemic./Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB

Lessons From Oregon’s 7th Wave Of COVID-19

Is SARS-CoV-2 on a path to behaving more like other cold viruses?

Jun 7, 2022

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Most Oregon Hospitals Owe Feds For Early Pandemic Loans

The loans are contributing to the financial woes of Northwest health systems, which are reporting some of their biggest losses since the pandemic began.

May 31, 2022

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What Oregon’s Death With Dignity Settlement Means For Out-Of-State Terminally Ill Patients

Oregon is the first state in the nation to allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to out-of-state residents.

Mar 31, 2022

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Is Oregon’s Flu Vacation Over?

Hospitalizations due to the flu this year are still just a fraction of normal. That could change as our masks come off.

Mar 22, 2022

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(LEFT TO RIGHT) DONOVAN CHA, MAR BRASSEA, AND VIDA HAMPSON WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE A MATH PROBLEM IN ERIC MARSH’S THIRD-GRADE CLASS AT PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY IN PORTLAND, FEB. 8, 2022. IN OREGON, AFTER MARCH 11, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE FREE TO ADOPT THEIR OWN MASKING POLICIES./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

Oregon Joins Other West Coast States In Lifting School Mask Mandates On March 12

The governors of Oregon, Washington and California have announced masks will no longer be required in schools after Friday, March 11.

Mar 1, 2022

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Oregon Medicaid Proposal Includes Kids-Under-6 Rule Change, Services For Some Prisoners

The proposal includes health coverage for prisoners preparing for reentry and allowing children to stay enrolled until age 6.

Feb 24, 2022

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Salem Health clinical nurse Heather Gatchet says calling her mom before her morning shift at Salem Health hospital is part of her regular routine. /Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB

At Oregon’s Salem Health, The Doctor Will See You Now — In The Hallway

The omicron variant is less severe, but Oregon’s health system is as fragile as ever.

Feb 3, 2022