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Oregon House OKs nurse staffing bill

Legislation that attempts to ease hospital staffing shortages and improve working conditions now faces an uncertain future in the Senate

Jun 15, 2023
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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House OKs use of Medicaid records to expand automatic voter registration

Split along party lines, the House sent to the Senate a bill based on the use of Oregon Health Plan records, which contain information about citizenship status

May 4, 2023
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Oregon Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers flooded with comments on abortion access bill

Access to abortion, reproductive and gender-affirming health care is reinforced in pending legislation

Mar 21, 2023
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Wildfire smoke filling the Willamette Valley in September 2017. | U.S. FOREST SERVICE

Portland-area air quality getting worse, annual report card shows

New data released from IQAir shows smoke from wood stoves and pollution caused by other sources can also be a problem during the winter

Mar 15, 2023
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Teen marijuana abuse increases 245% in 20 years, OHSU study finds

Calls to poison control centers in the United States related to marijuana abuse by youths increased dramatically in 20 years, OHSU researchers found.

Dec 15, 2022
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ELIZABETH SMITH, A PERSON IN RECOVERY, TRAINS PEOPLE HOW TO REVERSE OVERDOSES USING NALOXONE./COURTESY OF OXFORD HOUSE/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

How To Reverse An Opioid Overdose

An Oregonian in recovery explains overdose-reversing drugs and what to do if you see someone experiencing an opioid overdose.

Sep 1, 2022
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A vigil for people experiencing homelessness who died in 2018 at the Street Roots office in Old Town. | COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY/DOMICILE UNKNOWN

Homeless Dying At Higher Rate In Multnomah County

Newly released state figures say 207 homeless people have died in Oregon this year through June.

Aug 30, 2022
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SHOWN IN 2018, KIM TOEVS IS HELPING LEAD THE RESPONSE TO THE MONKEYPOX IN PORTLAND AS THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND HARM REDUCTION DIRECTOR FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY./COURTESY PHOTO SHARED WITH PERMISSION BY PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP.