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Heat wave expected to hit Oregon on Sunday

Officials are urging people to prepare and to consider advice to prevent illness

Jun 11

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Drug deaths dropped 40% in two years, new report shows

The decline in overdoses mirrors a similar trend nationwide, but fatalities are still much higher than they were in the 2000s, with people often taking both fentanyl and methamphetamine

May 14
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Small Doses: Serious injuries, deaths from e-scooter use alarm Oregon health officials

Also, a Kitzhaber-backed affordability resolution advances in state Legislature, and contempt fines at the Oregon State Hospital are poised to top $3 million

Mar 3
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Oregon filing suit with other Democratic states against Trump administration’s vaccine rollback

The lawsuit, which will be filed in Northern California, includes a coalition of 14 states and the governor of Pennsylvania

Feb 24
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Oregon bill that aims to ensure vaccine coverage draws mixed response

The proposal would give a top health official the authority to essentially write a statewide vaccine prescription that requires insurers pay for vaccines, but opponents say the measure could interfere with their rights

Feb 11
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The measles virus | U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Measles spreads rapidly in Oregon, U.S.

Fresh off setting a 30-year high last year, the potentially deadly virus is on pace to triple that figure as vaccinations decline

Feb 5
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Oregon hospitals fail in 2024 to meet national standards on several preventable infections

State and federal authorities track hospital-acquired infections, which are a leading cause of death

Jan 27
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Oregon, other states reject Trump administration’s latest vaccine recommendations for kids

The 3-month-old West Coast Health Alliance is sticking to longstanding recommendations for children, marking its third rejection of vaccine recommendations from vaccine skeptics in the Trump administration

Jan 6

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As new ‘superflu’ hits other states hard, Oregon is doing relatively well

Despite a new flu variant boosting national numbers, things in Oregon are better than last year. Officials say they can’t predict whether that will continue, and hospitalizations have climbed.

Jan 6
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