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Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases./National Institutes of Health

Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID

The nation's top infectious disease expert says he's reluctant to support a national mask mandate because that would mean that authorities would have to enforce it and that would be difficult to do.

Nov 19, 2020

Surprise Federal Drug Rule Directs Insurers to Reveal What They Pay for Prescription Drugs

Health insurance companies will have to give their customers estimated out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and disclose to the public the negotiated prices they pay for drugs.

Nov 19, 2020

Nurse David Baca checks the only free ER room in Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford.

Jackson County Grapples With Surge In COVID-19 Cases

A nurse at Rogue Regional Medical Center, the largest hospital in the county, says that for the first time a stream of people are staggering into the emergency room, short of breath.

Nov 18, 2020
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Providence Severs 182 Jobs, But Offers Most New Positions In Affiliate

A total of 177 will be offered new jobs in a Providence affiliate based in Iowa but they'll be able to stay where they are and work under their current boss.l

Nov 18, 2020