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Stanton Healthcare, headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, advertises a controversial and unregulated treatment that claims, without credible data, to reverse the effects of medication abortion. | COURTESY OF BRANDI SWINDELL

How to make a state abortion ban go national

Stanton Healthcare has been the driving force to test the boundaries of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, adding to chaos and uncertainty among Idahoans who need abortions
May 1, 2023
New Oregon Health Authority interim director Sejal Hathi released a video address to agency employees on her first day, Jan. 16, 2024. | SCREENSHOT FROM OHA VIDEO

Hathi begins work as head of Oregon Health Authority

Dr. Sejal Hathi stressed her commitment to the health authority’s goals. If confirmed by the Senate, she’ll be the agency’s first permanent director in more than a year.
Jan 18, 2024
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Miranda Campos, 9, closes her eyes as she receives an immunization at a catch-up vaccination clinic held at McDaniel High School in Northeast Portland on Feb. 8, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

With Oregon schools’ deadline looming, pop-up clinics get kids immunized

As a Feb. 15 deadline nears, Oregon’s overall school-age vaccination rate lags behind the national average.
Feb 14, 2023

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