The Medical University of South Carolina is conducting a genetics research project to study how DNA affects health conditions, such as heart disease and cancer. Lee Moultrie, a member of the community advisory board for the project, regularly wears a bright-blue pullover with the words "In Our DNA SC" embroidered on the front to encourage people to enroll in the study.
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Close to 90% of genomics studies have been conducted using DNA from participants of European descent, which experts say can have real effects on health outcomes
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Ralph Magrish, executive director of the Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board, said the pharmaceutical industry is spreading misinformation about proposed price caps at the board's April 17, 2024 meeting.
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The pharmaceutical industry and patient groups are opposing a price cap proposal headed for lawmakers, prompting a prominent state staffer to speak out
Apr 30
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023.
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State hospital staff kept emergency response equipment in different rooms, sparking concern. State officials say they’re fixing it
Apr 29
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Emily Harris (left) moderates an Oregon Health Forum panel on “Oregon’s health crossroads." The panel included Gov. John Kitzhaber, former Oregon Health Authority leader Bruce Goldberg, new Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi, LifeWorks NW CEO Mary Monnat and state Rep. Rob Nosse.
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Architects of reforms to the Oregon Health Plan championed their vision, while the state’s new health chief offered her ideas on how to improve care for low-income Oregonians
Apr 25
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan
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Lina Khan, who has aggressively enforced antitrust regulations as FTC chair, is turning her attention to how technology is aiding anti-competitive practices in health care
Amid a primary care shortage, a Eugene lawmaker and others want the health care giant to stop enforcing contracts that prevent doctors from providing care in the area after they quit
Apr 25
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A box of Narcan, an-opioid reversing drug, before it was distributed at a day shelter in Ontario, Ore. on Oct. 13, 2022.
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The Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living keeps its focus on treating the root causes of addiction
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A Hoyer lift installed on the ceiling of June Stracener’s bedroom plays a critical role in moving her safely between her wheelchair and her bed. Tina Stracener, her mother, left, operates the lift each day.
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