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ASHKAN FOROUZANI ON UNSPLASH

Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and On Demand

A federal rule went into effect April 5 that requires health care providers to give patients electronic access to their health information without delay at no cost.

May 18, 2021

Telemedicine Is a Tool — Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch

Many of the new types of telemedicine being promoted by start-ups more clearly benefit providers’ and investors’ pockets, rather than yielding more high-quality and cost-effective medicine for patients.

May 6, 2021

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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Darkest Days In Pandemic Lie Ahead, Expert Warns Oregon Lawmakers

The House COVID-19 Subcommittee hears testimony from a nationwide expert about the danger of the B.1.1.7 variant from Britain.

Mar 29, 2021
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Philanthropies are funding studies of cheap, existing medications like the antidepressant fluvoxamine — sold under the brand name Luvox — as COVID treatments./Wikimedia Commons

Scientists Seek COVID Treatment Answers in Cheap, Older Drugs

A few scientists say that two small studies indicate that a decades-old antidepressant that costs $10 for a two-week course could be used to fight COVID.

Mar 29, 2021

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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU Physicians In Training Have A Union Contract

The contract aligns OHSU with other academic medical institutions on the West Coast and marks the third AFSCME bargaining unit at the university.

Mar 18, 2021
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PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon Lets Low-Income Health Centers Vaccinate Anyone

Seven federally qualified health centers can administer vaccines to patients even if they're not eligible to get vulnerable communities vaccinated sooner.

Mar 9, 2021
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Opinion: House Bill Needed To Fight Kidney Disease

House Bill 2421, sponsored by Reps. Raquel Moore-Green and Andrea Salinas, would establish a Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force responsible for developing an education and prevention campaign.

Mar 6, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

Lawmakers Take Up Affordable Health Care Proposal - Again 

If the proposal to enshrine affordable health care in the state constitution passes the Legislature, it will be put before voters in November 2022.

Feb 24, 2021
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It is not easy to signup for a vaccine online./Amelia Templeton/OPB

Seniors Endure Long Waits Trying To Get Vaccine

Some Oregonians said a Legacy Health website for scheduling vaccine appointments would not let them complete a reservation Monday morning.

Feb 23, 2021

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Raymond Hare (left), 92, Gina Roberts (middle) and Edith Overstreet, 92, live at A Place to Call Home in Tigard. Roberts has been trying to get residents vaccinated./Courtesy of Gina Roberts

Elderly, Vulnerable Oregonians In Group Homes Fall Through Cracks In Vaccination Strategy

Three pharmacies in charge of vaccinating congregate care facilities signed up very few adult care homes, leaving staff to scramble to get their residents protected against COVID-19.

Feb 23, 2021
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