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As more states legalize pot, their uneven safety rules can pose a risk

Inconsistent state cannabis regulations could have potentially dire implications for consumer health, according to one study

Jul 12, 2023

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Oregon Voters Reframe The War on Drugs

Oregon is the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs and legalize psychedelic mushrooms for medical treatment in clinical settings.

Nov 4, 2020
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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

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Funding For Oregon’s Overdose-Reversing Program Risks Running Dry

Save Lives Oregon created a pipeline for naloxone, an overdose reversing medication, but its funding is in jeopardy.

Aug 31, 2022
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Era of ‘free’ COVID vaccines, test kits and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

The national public health emergency, first declared in early 2020 in response to the pandemic, is set to expire May 11

Mar 2, 2023

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How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen

Jan 3, 2025
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Massive Medicaid cuts floated in Congress face hurdles

Amid a sea of scenarios that would hurt low-income people and others in Oregon, not much is clear, and specific budget cuts haven’t happened yet

Mar 13, 2025
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