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Protesters gathered outside Asante Ashland Community Hospital Friday.

Residents protest the closing of Ashland Community Hospital's birthing center in Ashland on Jan. 16, 2026. | JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM | JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO

Protesters urge Asante to uphold 2013 Ashland hospital deal

Ashland Community Hospital will transition from a general hospital to a satellite campus this spring

Jan 20

The measles virus | U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

New measles case confirmed in Clackamas County

It’s the third case of measles reported so far this year in the state, after cases were reported in Linn County earlier this month

Jan 20

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Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

Known as "off-target" benefits, research indicates vaccines do good things beyond preventing the diseases they're designed to ward off

Jan 20

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Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend.

Native American and Alaska Native people have some of the highest pregnancy-related mortality rates in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, tribal organizations, the CDC, and some states have launched a concerted effort to address pregnancy-related deaths in their communities.

Jan 20

ICE agents detain a man at a car wash in Philadelphia in January 2025.

ICE agents detain a man at a Philadelphia car wash in January 2025. | ICE.GOV

ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live

While some states fight the data-sharing efforts, patients are forgoing medical care out of fear

Jan 20

Tony Neves, an urgent care technician, wheels Julianne Upton out of the Valley Immediate Care clinic in Central Point outside Medford after treatment for a knee injury on Oct. 23, 2025. Another staff member, technician Savannah Hixs, holds the door. The company operates six urgent care clinics in southern Oregon. | COURTESY OF VALLEY IMMEDIATE CARE

Oregon patients turn to urgent care as primary care suffers

The doubling of urgent care clinics in the past 10 years worries some health experts, who say the trend masks the state’s lack of support for family medicine docs and general practitioners

Jan 15
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How WA’s $181M in rural health funding stacks up with other states

The money comes from a new federal program meant to offset reductions in Medicaid spending approved in the Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill”

Jan 15

Asante Ashland Community Hospital in Ashland, Ore. | ERIK NEUMANN/JPR

Asante faces criticism as it shutters maternity and inpatient services in Ashland

The financially successful nonprofit hospital system hasn’t been answering the community’s questions, says state Rep. Pam Marsh. Public records show hospital leaders considered ‘other options’ late last year before deciding on closure.

Jan 15

Martha Santana-Chin | BERNARD J. WOLFSON/KFF HEALTH NEWS

GOP cuts will cripple Medicaid enrollment, warns CEO of largest public health plan

HR 1 is expected to cut more than $900 billion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. 'It’s going to devastate the delivery system,' says Martha Santana-Chin, the head of L.A. Care, which expects to lose 650,000 Medicaid enrollees by 2028.

Jan 15

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Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ on HHS funding

Oregon is among the states suing the Department of Justice and the Health and Human Services Department, claiming they have gradually installed Trump’s directive into federal governance, leading to threats of canceled or clawed-back funding, as well as possible liability under the False Claims Act

Jan 15

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