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Families hit with high costs, waitlists for youth rehab in Oregon and nationwide

The research led by OHSU found that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid

Jan 9, 2024

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Oregon Recovers director Mike Marshall bounced from state alcohol task force over Facebook post

Gov. Tina Kotek took Marshall off a task force considering higher beer and wine taxes because of a post her office called insensitive and inappropriate

Jan 9, 2024

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Flu and COVID season arrives in Oregon

RSV cases have remained flat, but Oregon is seeing spikes in influenza and COVID-19 positivity rates.

Jan 4, 2024

Protest signs were placed by the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center's entrance during a vigil for the birth center's closure on March 17, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

17 doctors at Legacy Health Portland-area women’s health clinics seek to unionize

The doctors have filed authorization cards to vote on joining the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association

Dec 29, 2023

Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Cluster of Shigella cases poses low risk to general public, Multnomah County officials say

There have been 45 cases of Shigella reported in the Tri-County area, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas, in December so far.

Dec 29, 2023

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Tight labor market among factors hampering Oregon Measure 110, new audit finds

Oregon's drug decriminalization law came with additional spending intended to promote recovery; a new report on the rollout so far comes as lawmakers consider changes.

Dec 21, 2023

Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

At least 315 died while homeless in Multnomah County in 2022

A change in data contributed to a jump in deaths among homeless people counted in an annual county report, but the number of people dying climbed significantly regardless

Dec 20, 2023

Residents participate in a behavioral change meeting at the Blackburn Center in East Portland, Ore., on May 5, 2023. The 80-bed center, operated by Central City Concern, provides housing for people in recovery, along with health care, employment counseling, addiction treatment and other support services. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB