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A digital billboard in Seminole, Texas, last month. While the measles outbreak has been concentrated in West Texas, cases of pertussis have soared nationwide. | SARAHBETH MANEY/PROPUBLICA

“Not just measles”: Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline

While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s slashing of public health infrastructure.
Apr 15
Devin Hall, 25, and Alicia Jacobs, 38, outside their tent in Marion Square Park in Salem on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Amid the pain of addiction, few pin their hopes on the government

Oregon politicians want to empower police to make arrests for drug possession again to encourage treatment, but people on the streets say recovery is a choice
Jan 30, 2024
Hayden Rooke-Lee, from left, Rep. Ben Bowman of Tigard and Sen. Deb Patterson of Salem take part May 10 at a Salem City Club discussion about private equity takeovers of medical clinics and proposed legislation for the 2025 session. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/PETER WONG (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Advocates seek limits on corporate control of medical clinics

Rep. Ben Bowman expresses optimism and a work group is gathering steam on language intended to address the influence of corporate ownership on the practice of medicine
Jul 2, 2024
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