Oregon Does U-Turn On Opioid Tapering
Give or take a few breaks, Kelly Howard has been on opioids for 17 years. She suffers from severe nerve pain and says opioids have enabled her to have a life.
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Oregon Becomes 1st State To Allow Dentists To Offer Any Vaccine
Oregon just became the first state in the nation to allow dentists to offer any vaccination to a patient.
Minnesota and Illinois do allow dentists to vaccinate, but only for the flu and only in adults.
New Case Of Measles Turns Up In Marion County
Oregon now has a measles case in Marion County.
It is not linked to the outbreak in Vancouver, Washington, officials said. Instead, the person contracted the disease from someone who traveled to Salem from Illinois.
Oregon Takes 1st Major Step Toward Legalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms
The Oregon Psilocybin Society hopes to get a measure on the ballot in 2020.
Oregon’s attorney general has approved language for a ballot measure to make psychedelic mushrooms legal.
The measure would reduce criminal penalties for the manufacture, delivery and possession of psilocybin — the hallucinogen contained in psychedelic mushrooms.
Study: Urban/Rural Divide Narrows If Patients Get Same Treatment
Researchers at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that patients enrolled in the same study have similar outcomes -- regardless where they live.
Survival rates for cancer depend on where you live — at least partially.
Urban patients tend to do better than rural patients. Researchers have long tried to figure out how that divide happens in the first place.
Oregon Looks To Ease Process For Recovered Addicts To Help Others
We don’t usually celebrate failure in the United States, but the truth is that success often stems from it.
Cannabis Harvest Restrictions Aim to Starve Oregon's Black Market
Officials worry that a glut of marijuana will feed the black market.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission will soon announce new cannabis harvest regulations.
Oregon's Booming CBD Market Readies For A Crackdown
The market for the non-psychoactive ingredient of cannabis — CBD — is growing rapidly.
Bill To Rewrite Oregon's Advanced Medical Directives Passes Senate
The legislation would allow people to appoint a healthcare representative if they become incapacitated.
A bill to rewrite Oregon’s advanced medical directive form passed the Senate Tuesday.
Republicans are worried it erodes protections for people receiving end-of-life care.
Oregon was the first state in the nation to enshrine advanced directives in its statutes.
Oregonians React To Survival Of The Affordable Care Act
Oregonians are reacting to news that the Affordable Care Act will live another day.
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