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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center is among the hospitals fined for failing to follow meal break rules. | PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Legacy Health Battles State To Overturn Meal Break Rules

The hospital system says it’s too difficult and costly to provide meal breaks on the schedule required by state rules.

May 5, 2022
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Cedar Hills Hospital Faces Lawsuits From Former Employees 

In separate lawsuits, two employees allege the psychiatric hospital in Portland was a hostile work environment for gay people.

May 5, 2022
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Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit After Vaccine Data Release

A state employee sued the Department of Administrative Services after it inadvertently released the vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees.

May 3, 2022
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OHSU researchers Cristiane Miranda França and Luiz Bertassoni have perfected a model showing how COVID affects blood vessel cell in real time./Oregon Health & Science University

New OHSU Study Highlights An Unseen Player In COVID's Progression

A new study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests that COVID-19’s microscopic effects on blood vessels may play a key role in the spread and severity of the disease within the human body.

Apr 28, 2022
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SHARON MCCUTCHEON ON UNSPLASH

Portland Anesthesiology Practice Faces Lawsuit Over Data Breach

Lawyer seeks class action status for Multnomah County case.

Apr 28, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon National Guardsman Removed From Oregon State Hospital Duty

State investigators found a Guard member engaged in unprofessional conduct, records show.

Apr 26, 2022
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

High Health Care Costs Gobble Up Oregonians’ Household Budgets, Report Says

Rising medical expenses in this state put a wide range of stresses on people, according to a new report.

Apr 26, 2022
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CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 RACE FOR OREGON GOVERNOR./COURTESY PHOTOS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Gubernatorial Candidates On Health Care

From the state’s addiction crisis to a public option, here’s how top contenders would address health care issues if elected.

Apr 23, 2022
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Tobias Read On Health Care

The Democratic candidate for Oregon governor says if elected, he would focus on preventative care and upstream investments.

Apr 23, 2022
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Tina Kotek | COURTESY PHOTO

Tina Kotek On Health Care

The Democratic candidate says she’ll focus on bringing down costs as well as increasing access to care and pay for frontline workers.

Apr 23, 2022
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