Oregon Capital Chronicle

Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon’s measles outbreak, biggest in five years, expands to six people

The outbreak comes amid others also involving a preventable disease – pertussis or whooping cough – which has infected more than 350 people in just over a dozen counties this year.

Jul 19, 2024

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OHSU study finds benefits of using telehealth to help treat an opioid addiction

Patients said video visits gave them a greater sense of autonomy and control over their treatment

Jul 18, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Police investigating flow of harmful drugs to Oregon State Hospital patients

Recent tests showed two patients had illicit drugs in their system, and that follows a suspected fatal fentanyl overdose in May at the hospital

Jul 16, 2024

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Federal officials allow Oregon to offer Medicaid services to those behind bars

The new program aims to close health care gaps when people are released and tackle addiction problems

Jul 5, 2024

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Addiction recovery programs will get $13 million in opioid settlement funds

Rural Oregon groups to get opioid settlement funding to set up recovery centers to help people in addiction

Jun 16, 2024

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Oregon to receive $15 million in settlement over baby powder lawsuit

Women’s health organizations will get $4.7 million of the proceeds in the settlement, which is part of a national case with 43 states

Jun 13, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital plans changes to prevent deaths like one in April

Hospital staff will check patients immediately upon arrival and ensure life-saving medical equipment is properly maintained

Jun 6, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital suspends in-person visits after patient dies of suspected fentanyl overdose

The psychiatric program's interim director emailed staff citing a ‘significant incident’ involving contraband, but did not mention the patient's death

May 27, 2024

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More Oregon students are missing vaccines, worrying health officials

Oregon had the second highest nonmedical exemption rate in the country in the last school year — after only Idaho — and the rate of kindergartners with a nonmedical exemption has been going up

May 23, 2024