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PATRICK ALLEN, DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, GIVES LAWMAKERS AN UPDATE ON THE CORONAVIRUS.

Legislature Approves Spate Of Other Health Care Bills 

The measures passed include creating a new dental profession and giving coordinated care organizations more flexibility.

Jun 29, 2021
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Bill Offers Expanded Access To HIV Drugs 

A bill would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs, increasing access for patients who a lack primary care provider.

May 5, 2021
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Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs

Starting this month, most people with private insurance will no longer have to decide whether they can afford to protect themselves against HIV.

Jan 6, 2021

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Dr. Louis Picker talks to a colleague in his lab at OHSU before the pandemic./OHSU

OHSU Lab Marks Milestone: Trial Of HIV Vaccine Launched

The vaccine, the brainchild of Dr. Louis Picker and Dr. Klaus Frueh, has been two decades in the making as the scientists have toiled to come up with a drug to fight the tricky virus.

Jan 6, 2021
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To Fight Chinese Outbreak, Doctors Deploy Drugs Targeting HIV, Malaria And Ebola

Feb 13, 2020

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TRUVADA PROTECTS AGAINST HIV TRANSMISSION./KAISER PERMANENTE

HHS Hands Out Free HIV Prevention Drugs. Do You Qualify?

Dec 4, 2019

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT KARINA TAYLOR WORKS WITH KLAUS FRUH ON HIS MALARIA VACCINE AT THE OHSU VACCINE AND GENE THERAPY INSTITUTE./OHSU/KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF

OHSU Achieves Breakthrough On Malaria Vaccine

Jan 31, 2019

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HIV Prevention Drugs Out of Reach for Many at Risk

Many at risk for the virus cannot afford a drug that's costly but is highly effective at preventing treatment.

Jul 9, 2018

Public Health Raises Concerns over HIV Stigma in Bill to Protect Prison Workers

SB 367 will allow an easier trade of information between physicians when a corrections officer comes into contact with an inmate’s bodily fluid to know if the prisoner carried Hepatitis C or HIV. But a discussion about the risks of HIV and Hep C painted the picture that the prison workers must be quarantined even though their real chance of transmission is low.

Mar 29, 2017

Vaccine, improved treatment are keys to control of a surging HIV pandemic

Mar 21, 2017