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

Wildfires causing smoky, unhealthy conditions in much of Oregon

Officials have issued air quality alerts for multiple counties. Information and resources are available to help the public stay safe and healthy

Jul 30, 2024

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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon tops country in share of people retaining Medicaid, study finds

States are again checking to see if people covered by Medicaid are eligible after a pause during the pandemic. Oregon has kept 80% of its Medicaid recipients enrolled in the program, a new study found

Jul 25, 2024

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

After fatal drug overdose, Oregon State Hospital resumes limited in-person visits for patients

Hospital officials paused visits to rethink their approaches to preventing drugs and other contraband from entering the Salem-based psychiatric facility

Jul 23, 2024

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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

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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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SHUTTERSTOCK

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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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. | COURTESY ELLEN ROSENBLUM

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

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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