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Andy and Miraya Gran pose with their daughter, Isla, after the couple — who took out a second mortgage and asked their family for help to raise $102,000 for out-of-pocket fertility treatments costs — testified in favor of a fertility insurance mandate in Minnesota this year. | COURTESY MIRAYA GRAN

Fertility health coverage is still hard to come by in many states

Bills that would have mandated coverage in nearly a dozen states, including Oregon and Washington, failed to pass this year

Jul 31, 2023

Screen shot from a map of 911 call data showing reports of overdose in Portland over the 18-month period from Jan. 1, 2022 to June 25, 2023. See below for the interactive map. | EMILY GREEN/DATAWRAPPER/THE LUND REPORT

Nearly 3,000 so far this year: Overdose 911 calls are up in Multnomah County

We mapped where they’re occurring and asked experts about the implications and how to spot one when it’s happening

Jul 28, 2023

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A year with 988: What worked? What challenges lie ahead?

The hotline faces challenges ahead including public mistrust and confusion. It also needs federal and state funding intervention to be sustainable.

Jul 27, 2023

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WA expands Medicaid coverage for people nearing release from jails and prisons

In two years, Washington will begin to offer limited Medicaid coverage to youth and adults in correctional facilities up to 90 days before they are released

Jul 27, 2023

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Opinion: Oregon deserves a visionary leader for its health authority

The job is one that has far-reaching implications for every Oregonian, and it will require an extraordinary person to be successful

Jul 27, 2023
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Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Maternal deaths are expected to rise under abortion bans, but the increase may be hard to measure

It’s clear that abortion bans can make pregnancy more dangerous, but experts say it may take years for maternal mortality data to reveal the toll

Jul 27, 2023

Ozempic insulin injection pen. | NATALIA VARLEI/SHUTTERSTOCK

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Some medications for diabetes reduce feelings of hunger and have been shown to help people lose weight, but how these medications will affect older adults in the long run isn’t well understood

Jul 27, 2023

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Justice department investigates nonprofit selected for $1.5 million state contract

The Oregon Department of Justice issued a wide-ranging demand to Black Mental Health Oregon for financial documentation

Jul 27, 2023
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COURTESY OF SAINT ALPHONSUS.

Community outcry, government help may delay closure of Baker City birth center to 2024

Saint Alphonsus is transferring nurses from Idaho to keep maternity services going through August, and delay of the closure could extend 6-12 months if federal agency comes through

Jul 26, 2023
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Legacy shooting prompts nurses union to decry unsafe conditions at Oregon hospitals

After a hospital security guard was killed over the weekend in Portland, the union urges more patient and visitor screening as well as staff training and support

Jul 25, 2023
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