SHELBY BOYD TAKES MEDICATION AT HER HOME IN LAKE OSWEGO, AUG. 11, 2022. BOYD, WHO HAD COVID-19 IN JANUARY 2021, IS STILL ENDURING BLACKOUTS, BRAIN FOG AND FATIGUE DUE TO LONG COVID-19./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB
More than 200,000 Oregonians have likely experienced long COVID-19, causing significant health issues and financial pain.
Oct 18, 2022
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A PATIENT WAITS FOR CARE IN THE HALLWAY OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT SALEM HEALTH IN SALEM, ORE., LAST JANUARY. OREGON'S THREE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON HOW TO HANDLE HOSPITAL STAFFING ISSUES./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB
A look at the three gubernatorial candidates on health care.
Oct 13, 2022
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JOSE FIGUEROA, LEFT, SPEAKS WITH OREGON RURAL ACTION ORGANIZERS ZAIRA SANCHEZ, CENTER, AND ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ AT A VACCINE CLINIC IN BOARDMAN, ORE., ON SEPT. 2, 2022/.ANTONIO SIERRA/OPB
With case counts expected to rise, the state will retain its mandatory mask rules for health care settings at least through the respiratory virus season despite federal changes.
New research from the Portland VA Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University found that social media outreach can help friends and family of veterans enroll in that training.
Sep 27, 2022
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A man, 23, sits on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, preparing what he says is heroin, June 25, 2021.
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Anyone is eligible for the vaccine if they know someone who has had monkeypox and has had, or anticipates having, direct, skin-to-skin contact with at least one other person.