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See what each Oregon school district teaches as part of its substance use prevention strategy in this easy-to-use database

Measure 110 has been a major topic of conversation for the legislative committee, but the scope extends to a wide range of drug-related issues statewide

Dr. Ryan Cole likely knew the COVID disinformation he spread was false, state medical regulators rule

About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, and regular screening mammograms are recommended. The FDA has authorized roughly two dozen 'artificial intelligence' software products to help analyze them, sparking debate.

Despite warnings that aggressive vascular procedures don't make sense for patients with milder symptoms, the number of atherectomies has doubled in the last decade

Leaders of a California-based Medicare Advantage plan called SCAN Group and CareOregon, the Portland-based insurer that oversees government-funded care for 500,000 low-income Oregonians, said criticisms of their proposed merger don't recognize its benefits or the risks of inaction. The companies haven't disclosed long-term plans due to antitrust rules, they said — but growth is the goal.

The advocacy group made the argument as it backed a federal court appeal by hospital systems who say they’re being saddled unfairly with civilly committed patients.

The health system now at the center of a local police investigation recently resolved a lengthy federal probe into a whistleblower lawsuit claiming fraudulent billing

The research led by OHSU found that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid

Omicron descendant JN.1 represented at least 39% of pre-holiday cases, and more cases are mild, with fewer deaths and hospitalizations than last year