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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Health Care Professionals Seek NE Portland Seat In House

Two candidates with health care backgrounds are contesting the Northeast Portland seat vacated by Barbara Smith Warner.

May 3, 2022
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Biden On Leaked Draft Opinion On Abortion: The ‘Right To Choose Is Fundamental’

President Joe Biden said that he has directed his Gender Policy Council and White House Counsel’s Office to prepare responses to an expected U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

May 3, 2022

OHSU researchers Cristiane Miranda França and Luiz Bertassoni have perfected a model showing how COVID affects blood vessel cell in real time./Oregon Health & Science University

New OHSU Study Highlights An Unseen Player In COVID's Progression

A new study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests that COVID-19’s microscopic effects on blood vessels may play a key role in the spread and severity of the disease within the human body.

Apr 28, 2022
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Sheriff Mike Reese, right, and Corrections Health Director Dr. Michael Seale. | MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Audit: Multnomah County Jail Conditions Worse For Black People, Mentally Ill

A new audit said that about half of the people in Multnomah County who need mental health medication reported that they did not get it in a timely fashion or at all.

Apr 28, 2022

SHAUNTI MEYER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE STRIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AURORA, COLORADO, DISCLOSES HER SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO PATIENTS WHEN IT FEELS APPROPRIATE. LGBTQ+ PATIENTS OFTEN DEAL WITH STIGMA IN HEALTH SETTINGS. “THEY FEEL MORE CONNECTED BECAUSE I’M PART OF THE COMMUNITY,” MEYER SAYS./RACHEL WOOLF/KHN

Physicians Are Uneasy As Colorado Collects Providers’ Diversity Data

Apr 28, 2022

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