At-Risk Oregonians Can Obtain Free COVID Medication At Home
Color Health will offer telehealth and phone sessions to some Oregonians, including those aged 65 and older and those with compromised immune systems.
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Lower-Income Oregon Veterans Can Sign Up For Free Dental
Rep. Cedric Hayden, R-Roseburg and a dentist, spearheaded the plan during the February legislative session.
Millions Of Workers Are Dealing With Long COVID. Advocates Call For Expanding Social Safety Net.
Sixteen million people of working age in the U.S. suffer with long COVID and of those, from 2 to 4 million people were unemployed in June and July, according to a report.
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.
Federal Government Gives $23 Million To Oregon To Fight Opioid Epidemic
The money will be used for treatment and prevention of opioid and methamphetamine use, recovery, social services support, including housing, and supplies of the medication naloxone to reverse overdoses.
Lack Of Staff In Hospitals Leads To Patient Deaths, Health Officials Say
Administrators say hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities lack thousands of staff, from primary care physicians and physician assistants to nurses and medical assistants.
U.S. Senate Republicans Shy Away From Proposed 15-Week National Abortion Ban
Some say they want to leave the issue to state lawmakers instead of taking it up in Congress.
U.S. Senators Push Privacy For Those Seeking Reproductive Care
As some states investigate and punish women who seek abortion care, senators including Oregon’s Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley seek protections.
Legacy Health Plans Free Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic In Portland On Saturday
Legacy Health will operate the clinic in Northwest Portland between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
New COVID Booster Shots Arrive In Oregon
Tens of thousands of COVID-19 booster doses are arriving in Oregon this week as state health officials, pharmacies and providers plan vaccine clinics and schedule shots.
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