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Eugene Emergency Physicians is a locally based group of doctors providing Emergency Medicine at two locations: PeaceHealth Riverbend (seen here in an undated photo) and PeaceHealth Cottage Grove. The doctors also support needed emergency department staffing at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor in Florence. EEP was notified on Feb. 4, that their contract with PeaceHealth will end June 30, 2026, after 35 years of partnership. | RACHAEL MCDONALD | KLCC

Emergency doctors welcome 'path forward' to continue local practice with PeaceHealth

PeaceHealth expresses hope physicians will continue to treat its patients, but says they must negotiate with ApolloMD

Feb 19

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Red and blue states alike want to limit AI in insurance. Trump wants to limit the states.

Administration argues that AI companies must be free to innovate, and excessive state regulation makes that difficult

Feb 19

Colorado Republican state Sen. Rod Pelton, left, and Senate President James Coleman, a Democrat, speak during the sixth day of the special legislative session in August 2025. Colorado is among the states using state funds to help residents buy health coverage on Obamacare exchanges. | DELILAH BRUMER | COLORADO NEWSLINE

Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable

Federal subsidies for marketplace plans expired at the end of last year

Feb 19

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaigning in Iowa in 2023.

Robert F. Kennedy campaigning for the presidency in Iowa in 2023. As Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he has overseen a broad makeover of the department's mission. | JHANSEN2 | DREAMSTIME

Chlorine dioxide, raw camel milk: The FDA no longer warns against these and other ineffective autism treatments

The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discredit long-established science.

Feb 19

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Oregon AI chatbot bill headed for Senate floor

A bill spearheaded by Sen. Lisa Reynolds, a pediatrician, addresses increasing concerns about how AI is influencing children and potentially exacerbating mental health issues

Feb 17
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Self-styled reformers win Oregon Nurses Association election

A group that called for a more aggressive approach appears to have won the majority of seats on the powerful union’s board, but the results won’t be certified before Friday

Feb 17
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Noninjection mesotherapy is a cosmetic procedure used to remove fat and treat hair loss. | ROVSKY/SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon lender's growth comes with med spa complications

Lake Oswego-based Dext Capital has become a financial juggernaut while serving as a primary source of loans for aesthetic medicine equipment, often bought by providers fleeing the hassles of health care. The lender's growth has come with complaints and criticisms.

Feb 17
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