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Oregon researchers pleased as funds are restored, but cautious as more cuts loom

Oregon's lawsuit with other states against a Trump administration order cutting off research funds has led to a large-scale reversal of the move, but a new round of potential cuts looms at the National Institutes of Health

Jul 22, 2025
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Hillsboro residential facility hit with $12 million suit

A lawsuit filed against a major Pacific Northwest provider claims a new resident was provided with none of the medication he needed, leading to him being found unresponsive three days after checking into his apartment

Jul 17, 2025
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Kitzhaber to Bentz: Preserve health care coverage

The former governor's expertise had been cited by the Oregon Republican, but the health care reformer says Bentz should withhold his vote and prevent deep cuts to the programs benefitting one in three Oregonians

Jul 3, 2025

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OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Drugmaker audit is a setup, OHSU says

With drugmakers fighting to limit drug discounts that hospitals and other providers rely on, Johnson & Johnson has launched an audit of what it calls unusual activity — but university lawyers say it’s a PR ploy with ‘calamitous’ results

Jun 26, 2025
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Major behavioral health bills pending as Legislature winds down

While at least one major bill combining several pieces of legislation appears to have momentum, another backed by top lawmakers and behavioral health providers will be killed by leadership

Jun 19, 2025
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Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon amid immigration crackdown

In a move questioned for its ethics and legality, the administration is giving the state until July 30 to hand over personal data of a kind it has started sharing with immigration enforcers at the Department of Homeland Security

Jun 13, 2025

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Deciphering the federal contempt order against Oregon health officials

Hefty fines and a beefed-up state watchdog will add to existing pressure over constitutional violations, but some are worried that other issues won’t be addressed

Jun 10, 2025

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National group, Oregon Death with Dignity leader says ‘modernization’ bill strips safeguards

The national assisted dying group Compassion & Choices and its longtime leader, Barbara Coombs Lee, say a bill headed to the Senate floor has major problems

Jun 5, 2025

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Rock formations at Bandon Beach in Southern Oregon. | LISA MCKELLY/PIXABAY

Doctor urges community to engage with troubled Bandon safety net clinic

Dr. Hank Holmes won a $418,000 settlement from Coast Community Health Center. Now, he says, the community needs to help ensure its success as outside management prepares to move in.

May 27, 2025
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OHSU researchers unveil a new approach to treating malaria, starting with killing the parasite that causes the disease in mosquitos. | CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS/OHSU

Malaria researchers at OHSU announce breakthrough that could save untold lives

Researcher cites federal funding, now under threat from the Trump administration, as making ‘every difference’ in their work

May 22, 2025
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