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Pandemic Could Change Health Care, Experts Say

The health care system has changed rapidly to respond to the coronavirus.

Apr 1, 2020

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Oregon Health Care Workers Warn About Dwindling Supplies  

Health care workers across Oregon are pleading for help boosting the state’s supply of personal protective equipment to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 30, 2020

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Petition Seeks Treatment - Not Jail - For Drug Possession

Mar 27, 2020
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Critics Warn Coronavirus Rules Could Mean Sharp Spike In Addiction Relapses And Overdoses

Mar 26, 2020

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Karen Wheeler, interim CEO of The Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc., in 2014. | COURTESY OF GOBHI

GOBHI Slashes Workforce, Shrinks Services 

Mar 24, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Lawmakers Weigh Health Care Changes As Coronavirus Hits

Mar 22, 2020

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Burdened Mental Health System Faces New Challenges From Coronavirus

Mar 19, 2020

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Oregon Dentists Urged To Limit Care To Halt Spread of Coronavirus

Mar 16, 2020

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TRADER JOES, LIKE OTHER STORES SOLD OUT OF A LOT OF PRODUCTS./STEVE GRIFFITHS/THE LUND REPORT

Governor Declares ‘Abnormal Disruption’ To Fight Price Gouging 

Mar 16, 2020

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A SURGEON PREPARES FOR AN OPERATION./ADAM CIESIELSKI

Governor’s Request For Federal Help To Fight Coronavirus Paints Grim Outlook

Mar 12, 2020