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N-95 respirators are staged for disinfection in a Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System. Source: Battelle.

FEMA Contract Sending Mask-Disinfecting System To Oregon 

Federal authorities have allotted Oregon a mask-disinfecting system to help health care providers stretch supplies of personal protective gear.

Apr 27, 2020

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Oregon Takes First Steps Toward Reopening The State 

Apr 23, 2020

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Gov. Kate Brown. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Takes First Steps Toward Reopening The State 

Apr 23, 2020

Gov. Kate Brown Relaxes Ban On Elective Surgeries

Apr 23, 2020

$50 Million Proposal For Hospitals Falls Short of Industry Wishes 

State leaders are considering a proposal to give rural Oregon hospitals a $50 million line of credit to stay in business during the pandemic.

Apr 22, 2020

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Don’t Succumb To Social Isolation: Reach Out, Panelists Say

The increased isolation forced by the coronavirus epidemic can affect a person’s health. But there are ways to overcome loneliness and isolation.

Apr 22, 2020

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Pharmaceutical Company Donates Experimental COVID-19 Drug To Oregon 

Oregon has received a donation of an experimental drug that may aid the fight against COVID-19.

Apr 16, 2020

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State Didn’t Help, But OSU Lab Found A Way Into COVID-19 Testing Anyway

Specialists at Oregon State University’s veterinary laboratory wanted to put their state-of-the-art equipment to work testing for the coronavirus. Oregon needs more tests. But neither the Oregon Health Authority nor Gov. Kate Brown's office lent any support. A private company did.

Apr 13, 2020
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Rural Lawmakers Urge Governor To Fund Struggling Hospitals 

A bipartisan group of 11 rural lawmakers called on Gov. Kate Brown on Friday to support a $200 million plan to keep hospitals afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 10, 2020

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Coronavirus Fallout Affects Family Planning

The coronavirus pandemic has affected family planning, forcing some people to delay fertility treatments. Fertility providers have laid off staff and cut back on non-urgent treatments to preserve personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. And travel restrictions have further crimped revenues by keeping international patients from flying to the United States for treatment.

Apr 6, 2020