Vancouver Housing Project Brings More Medical Treatment To Homeless Community
A new 40-unit apartment building intended to help unsheltered people will offer medical treatment and nursing on its premises.
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Concerns Of Baby Formula Price Gouging Reach Oregon
As the country is dealing with a widespread baby formula shortage, Oregon officials are working to prevent price gouging in the state.
Abortion Access In Oregon And Washington Won’t Change, Unless State Law Does
Both states are known for liberal legal frameworks protecting the right to abortion, but advocates on both sides point out that laws can change.
Oregon COVID-19 Cases Are Up, Severity Is Down
With masks off, more people are starting to get COVID-19 again, but public health officials don’t expect a surge of deadly cases.
Audit: Multnomah County Jail Conditions Worse For Black People, Mentally Ill
A new audit said that about half of the people in Multnomah County who need mental health medication reported that they did not get it in a timely fashion or at all.
Masks No Longer Required At PDX Following Florida Court Ruling
Portlnd International Airport has decided not to enforce a federal mask mandate in the wake of a federal court ruling in Florida, though the Centers for Disease Control still recommends them during transit.
Judge Grants Class-Action Status To Oregon Prisoners Sickened By COVID
The federal ruling, possibly the first of its kind nationally, opens the door to a potentially massive liability that could cost Oregon millions of dollars to resolve.
What Oregon’s Death With Dignity Settlement Means For Out-Of-State Terminally Ill Patients
Oregon is the first state in the nation to allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to out-of-state residents.
Portland Street Response Expands Citywide With New Answer To Behavioral Health-Related 911 Calls
The program will answer calls related to mental health and addiction across Portland from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Legacy Health Fires Nurse Charged With Sexually Assaulting Incarcerated Women
Tony Klein was hired by Legacy Health in 2018, amid a criminal investigation into sexual assault at Oregon’s only women’s prison.
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