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KYLE KOPEC, BRADEN HEALTH’S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, HOLDS UP A SAMPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT A TENNESSEE HOSPITAL. AS THE COMPANY TAKES OVER ABANDONED HOSPITALS, A MAJOR TASK IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO WITH OLD MEDICAL RECORDS STACKED IN BOXES./BLAKE FARMER/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Local Governments Practically Giving Away Some Rural Hospitals

Some hospitals are in such bad shape, few companies are interested in buying them. And those that are willing don’t want to pay much, if anything.

Aug 18, 2022

DR. LAUREL DESNICK, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE PARK CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN MONTANA, PREPARES TO DELIVER BOXES OF NARCAN TO LOCAL HOTELS. THE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCAN, THE BRAND NAME OF THE DRUG NALOXONE, WHICH CAN REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSES, IS ONE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY BORNE OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC./KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KHN

Public Health Agencies Adapt COVID Lessons To Curb Overdoses, STDs And Gun Violence

Health workers have started adapting lessons they learned from their COVID-19 response to other aspects of their work.

Aug 18, 2022

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First Oregon Pediatric Monkeypox Case Reported; Virus Unlikely To Spread In Schools, Officials Say

State officials declined to specify whether the case involved an infant, child, or adolescent, saying only that the person was below the age of 18.

Aug 18, 2022

OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Multnomah County Mulls Ban On Flavored Tobacco, Vaping Products

Commissioners will consider policy language for new restrictions on the products in September.

Aug 18, 2022
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As Overdoses Rise, Oregon's $425M Opioid Payout Will Fund Prevention, Treatment

Portland Public Schools is among the agencies slated to receive funds.

Aug 18, 2022
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