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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health. | PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC

Faith-based Adventist says it won’t eliminate reproductive services at Mid-Columbia

Its proposed absorption of Mid-Columbia Medical Center comes with promises, presenting a new test for Oregon’s merger law.

Jan 31, 2023
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FDA experts still puzzled over who should get which COVID shots and when

A panel of experts disagreed with the FDA’s proposal that everyone get at least one shot a year, saying more information was needed.

Jan 29, 2023

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OHSU vaccine study suggests too-frequent COVID boosters unhelpful

Researchers say viral respiratory immune response is strongest from vaccination once a year.

Jan 26, 2023

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More Californians are dying at home. Another COVID ‘new normal’?

More than 60% of cancer deaths in New Mexico, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah in 2021 occurred at home, the highest rates in the nation.

Jan 26, 2023

Vancouver resident Barbara Klausman and Dr. Aimee Pierce prepare for Klausman to get an infusion in November 2022. Klausman volunteered for the AHEAD study to learn more about her personal risk from Alzheimer's disease, which runs in her family. | AMELIA TEMPLETON/OPB

At OHSU, researchers test a promising Alzheimer’s drug — and search for a cause

Researchers at OHSU are contributing to a study exploring Alzheimer’s — and regular Oregonians are helping.

Jan 26, 2023

Emily Savage and Michael Daher, who manage Myrtle Drugs in Myrtle Creek, told the House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee during an online hearing on Jan. 24, 2023, that pharmacy benefit managers' business practices are destabilizing independent pharmacies. | SCREENGRABS VIA OLIS.OREGONLEGISLATURE.GOV/THE LUND REPORT

Drug supply companies squeezing pharmacies out of existence, Oregon lawmakers warn

Seven bills, featuring bipartisan support, aim to clamp down on pharmacy benefit managers.

Jan 26, 2023
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The tests are vital. But Congress decided that regulation is not

Tests patients use to make major health care decisions have again escaped regulation by the FDA, following intense lobbying.

Jan 25, 2023

Dr. John Espinola will head PacificSource. | COURTESY PHOTO.

Dr. John Espinola takes over as PacificSource CEO

The insurer contracts with Oregon to deliver care to Oregon Health Plan members.

Jan 24, 2023

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Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors to provide care

Small-town health professionals sometimes lack education or training about trans-related care, and some might be reluctant to learn.

Jan 24, 2023

A RHESUS MONKEY AT THE OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY'S OREGON NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER IN 2007./PETA

Lawmaker concerned about ‘dangerous’ conditions at OHSU primate center

Public records show workers are concerned about a “culture known to cut corners, deflect responsibility and lack accountability.”

Jan 23, 2023

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