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Protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022, after a report that the court will overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Advocates push constitutional amendment to protect same-sex marriage, gender-affirming care and abortion access

If advocates collect enough signatures, Oregonians would consider the change in 2026

Jun 25, 2024

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The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU board considers budget with $25M operating loss as merger looms

The proposed budget comes after hospital leaders doubled down on their plan to merge with Legacy Health, a deal that still needs regulatory approval

Jun 25, 2024

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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

At issue in Providence nurses strike: Oregon’s hospital staffing law

Nurses are preparing to strike for better wages and benefits. But the most intense disagreement is over what the nurse’s employment contract will — or will not — say regarding hospital staffing plans

Jun 13, 2024

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A fresh razor clam | COURTESY/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.

Oregon Coast shellfish harvesting closure expands to clams after poisonings

Authorities are advising the public to avoid razor and bay clams because of unprecedented levels of toxins caused by some species of algae

Jun 11, 2024

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Oregon 2nd worst in the nation for retail pharmacy access, new analysis finds

Thirty-six pharmacies closed last year, and several more have closed so far in 2024

Jun 6, 2024

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Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New Oregon program puts air monitors into communities’ hands

Four communities will receive monitors to test the air for smoke particulates and traffic pollution as part of the program. Data collected from the monitors will be put into a report that will also include accounts from residents about pollution in their communities.

Jun 6, 2024

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An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Multnomah County retracts claim that overdoses led to lower cardiac arrest survival rates in 2023

County officials attributed a drop in the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients to drug overdoses. The explanation made sense considering Oregon's rising number of overdoses, but it was wrong.

May 23, 2024

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DAIRIES WITH MORE THAN 700 COWS, LIKE THIS ONE IN PENNSYLVANIA, ARE KNOWN AS CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS./LANCE CHEUNG/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

No bird flu cases in Oregon cattle, although the state is taking precautions

Agriculture and health officials say although it is possible for humans to contract bird flu, it’s rare

Apr 23, 2024

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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

OHSU leaders warn crowded emergency room is hurting finances

Hospital leaders plan to present a full plan to address the emergency department overcrowding in June

Apr 23, 2024

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Oregon regulators missed ‘red flags’ leading to senior’s death in Sandy care facility, ombudsman says

Ki Soon “Harmony” Hyun died after she wandered away from the facility. The state’s licensing officials waited nearly one month after to enter the facility, where they found a range of concerns, a watchdog found.

Apr 9, 2024