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A New Paramedic Policy May Guide Overdose Patients Into Treatment

Administering buprenorphine in the first few critical minutes after an overdose patient wakes up resulted in a substantial number of patients seeking treatment within 30 days.

Oct 24, 2022

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FIREARM INJURIES IN OREGON NEARLY DOUBLED FROM 2019 TO 2021, ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED FROM EMERGENCY ROOMS IN HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE. TWO FIREARMS, THE RUGER MINI-14 (TOP) AND THE AR-15, ARE SHOWN IN THIS OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING FILE PHOTO./JONATHAN LEVINSON/OPB

Oregon Emergency Room Data Shows Firearm Injuries Are Now Twice As Common

New research from Oregon Health & Science University shows a 90% increase in firearm injuries since 2019.

Oct 22, 2022

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In Hawaii, Betty Lou Dugay, 64, and her husband Manny say the absence of a Lanai-based social worker and the shift to telehealth-only psychiatry has contributed to poor mental health outcomes for Betty Lou, leading her to seek off-island psychiatric hospitalization on six occasions over the last two years./Photo by Brittany Lyte

Specialists, Broadband And The Fight For Health Equity in Rural America

Telemedicine is often not the cure for the lack of specialists in rural America, because of set-up costs and poor connections to the internet.

Oct 20, 2022

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As Links To MS Deepen, Researchers Accelerate Efforts To Develop An Epstein-Barr Vaccine

New research firmly links the virus to multiple sclerosis, a potentially disabling chronic disease that afflicts more than 900,000 Americans and 2.8 million people worldwide.

Oct 20, 2022

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FDA, CDC Greenlight Updated Covid-19 Booster For Kids 5 To 11

The federal government on Wednesday expanded use of the new bivalent shots beyond people 12 and older.

Oct 13, 2022

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“If I could go back 30 years, I wouldn’t become a doctor,” says Dr. Andrew Bush, whose practice, Central Carolina Orthopaedic Associates, operates in Sanford, North Carolina. “Looking back at life, this was the wrong choice.”/Eamon Queeney for KHN

As Giant Hospitals Get Bigger, An Independent Doctor Feels The Pinch

Independent physicians in the United States are selling their practices to behemoth hospital systems or leaving the profession altogether.

Oct 13, 2022

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Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state public health official, speaks at an Oct. 13, 2022 press conference held online./Screenshot

Oregon Health Officials Urge Caution As Fall Flu Season Approaches

COVID-19 boosters approved for children age 5 to 11 this week.

Oct 13, 2022
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Abortion Bans Skirt A Medical Reality: For Many Teens, Childbirth Is A Dangerous Undertaking

The U.S. has one of the highest teen birth rates among developed nations.

Oct 11, 2022

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DAVID CAVE IS A RECOVERY COACH ON AN ADDICTION SPECIALTY TEAM AT SALEM HOSPITAL, NORTH OF BOSTON./JESSE COSTA/WBUR

Hospitals Have Been Slow To Bring On Addiction Specialists

Discharging a patient without specialized addiction care can mean losing a crucial opportunity to intervene and treat someone at the hospital.

Oct 11, 2022

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A PATIENT IS CARED FOR IN THE HALLWAY OF THE SALEM HEALTH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SALEM, ORE., IN JANUARY 2022./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Will Keep Masks Mandatory In Health Care Settings For Now

With case counts expected to rise, the state will retain its mandatory mask rules for health care settings at least through the respiratory virus season despite federal changes.

Oct 6, 2022