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Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, Ore. | COURTESY PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Oregon joins new lawsuit to stop Trump’s ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood

The action came a day after a judge ruled against stripping the clinics of crucial federal funding, which the organization says would force them to close facilities and reduce services

Jul 30, 2025
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Trump crackdown on immigrants takes toll on Oregon providers, patients

The administration seeks extensive, personal details about immigrants receiving health care benefits in Oregon to be used to track them down

Jul 24, 2025
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Oregon won't meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data

The Lund Report has learned that state officials don’t expect to meet a July 30 deadline for detailed information about Oregon Health Plan patients and enrollees that would likely be used for the administration's immigration crackdown

Jul 23, 2025
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Oregon plague case transmitted by a cat sparks federal alert

The disease was caught early and the man received antibiotics and lived, though his cat died. Now federal public health officials want people to be aware.

Jul 22, 2025
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DR. RACHEL SOLOTAROFF CHECKS A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE AT CENTRAL CITY CONCERN'S OLD TOWN CLINIC, PART OF THE STATE'S NETWORK OF SAFETY NET CLINICS. / COURTESY OF CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

New policy threatens health care of thousands in Oregon who lack documentation

The Trump administration announced a policy last Thursday that would deny access to safety net clinics for people without legal residency status

Jul 15, 2025
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Hot tubs are healthier than saunas, Oregon researchers find

A University of Oregon study involving blood draws found an anti-inflammatory response that could be helpful for people with chronic disease

Jul 10, 2025
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Trump funding ban of Planned Parenthood threatens thousands of patients in Oregon

The ban on Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics is on hold for two weeks but if it goes through, states will have to bail them out or they’ll close, analysts say

Jul 10, 2025
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Oregon lawmakers pushed through some health care bills, not others as session ended

Nurses won improvements in several areas, and could receive unemployment while on strike, while a bill intended to curb community pharmacy closures fizzled

Jun 30, 2025
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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Adult sickened with measles in Portland area after travel abroad

Officials say the case is not related to hundreds of others who’ve been sickened by measles this year, most of them unvaccinated.

Jun 24, 2025

Oregon state senators prepare for a floor session on March 21. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers set to approve bigger Oregon Health Authority budget

Revised plan includes nearly 300 hires despite Republican criticism and expected federal funding cuts

Jun 17, 2025
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