State Extends Pay Parity For Telehealth
The Department of Consumer and Business Services has struck an agreement with health insurance companies in Oregon to continue coverage through June 30 for in-network telehealth visits with providers.
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Treating Patients In The ER Takes A Toll
A nurse at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend has worked around the clock at times treating COVID-19 and other patients in the emergency room.
‘I Just Can’t Keep Going’: Long Haulers Wonder When Or If They'll Recover
Perhaps thousands of Oregonians who've been infected by the novel coronavirus struggle with sometimes debilitating symptoms like the inability to walk far months later.
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Deep-Freeze COVID-19 Vaccine Poses Fresh Challenges
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The vaccine has to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius -- colder than an Arctic winter -- in special freezers that can cost $20,000.
OHSU Must Reject Many COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteers
The university can only enroll several hundred people in a clinical trial, given its timeframe, so it is picking volunteers who are at high risk of severe symptoms and infection.
COVID-19 Vaccine Should Help Obese, Other At-Risk Populations
People who are obese face a high risk of complications from COVID-19 but experts hope that they'll be protected along with people who have diabetes or high blood pressure, for example.
First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Oregon, Immunizations To Start Soon
It’s not immediately clear when the first vaccinations will begin, although a spokesperson for the Oregon Health Authority suggested it may be Wednesday.
Battle-Weary Seattle Hospital Fights the Latest COVID Surge
Nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians are staring down a startling resurgence of the coronavirus that’s expected to test even one of the best-prepared hospitals on the pandemic’s front lines.
PeaceHealth Southwest Expects COVID-19 Vaccinations To Arrive Next Week
The Vancouver hospital doesn’t know yet how many doses of the vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech it will receive.
Unemployment Claims In Health Care Industry Spike In 2020
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Tens of thousands of laid off or underemployed health care workers filed for unemployment compensation in Oregon this year, even as demand for specialized staff and other workers went up.
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