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As respiratory illnesses cause increasing strain on hospitals in Oregon and Washington, PeaceHealth officials are telling people not to come to the emergency room at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver if at all possible.
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COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH
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CVS’ AT-HOME TESTS THAT SCREEN FOR HIV AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CAN BE BOUGHT IN STORES AND ONLINE. THE KIT IS PRICED AT $99.99./ERIC HARKLEROAD/ KHN
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JACQUELINE LEWIS LOST SON SHAUN LEWIS TO AN OVERDOSE IN OCTOBER 2022. SHE’S NOW RAISING HER 7-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, WHILE CARING FOR HER 95-YEAR-OLD MOTHER WHO HAS DEMENTIA, ON NOTHING MORE THAN SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS./MADDIE MCGARVEY/KHN
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OHSU HOSPITAL/COURTESY PHOTO VIA OPB
