Lynne Terry

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Oregon Health & Science University Marquam Hill campus in Portland. | OHSU

Experts Begin Review Of OHSU's Collapsed Heart Transplant Program And Cardiology Institute

Three months after the heart transplant unit imploded, four outside specialists are launching what's called a "peer review," a confidential process that will look at what when went wrong in the unit and the Knight Cardiovascular Institute and make recommendations on how to move forward.

Dec 9, 2018

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PETER BARR-GILLESPIE WILL OVERSEE THE UNIVERSITY’S RESEARCH DIVISIONS WITH A BUDGET OF MORE THAN $460 MILLION./OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY.

OHSU's Chief Names Head Of Research In First Executive Appointment.

Peter Barr-Gillespie will earn $500,000 in his new role overseeing research at Oregon Health & Science University and advising President Dr. Danny Jacobs.

Dec 7, 2018

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Oregon Backs Off Opioid Cutoff Plan For Chronic Pain Patients, Adding Non-drug Treatments

Guidelines discussed Wednesday would align recommendations for opioid prescribing for back pain and five other chronic pain conditions, adding new treatments like yoga, behavioral therapy and massage.

Dec 5, 2018

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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Aims to Eliminate Hepatitis C Infections

The state has the highest mortality rate in the country but a move by the Oregon Health Authority to expand expensive treatment could wipe out the virus, if medical modeling is correct.

Dec 3, 2018

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Oregon Health Insurance Enrollment Down With 2 Weeks To Go

Enrollment for 2019, which runs through Dec. 15, is lagging by nearly 20 percent even though subsidies are available for a family of four earning up to $100,000 and individuals who make $48,000.

Nov 30, 2018

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JAMES RAUSSEN

State Ethics Officials Fine Former Chief of Benefit Board $20,000

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission fined James Raussen the maximum amount for numerous violations, including a night in Las Vegas, wine tasting, a Portland Trail Blazer playoff game and lavish meals.

Nov 28, 2018

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JOHNNY TUCK CHEE CHAN

Briefly: Former Kaiser Pharmacist Indicted In Restroom Filming, Child Porn

Johnny Tuck Chee Chan, who worked at Kaiser's Airport Way pharmacy supply and lab in Northeast Portland, was indicted on 71 counts. 

Nov 27, 2018

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA

Estate Sues Providence In Wrongful Death Of Man With Dementia Who Wandered Off

A lawsuit seeks at least $2 million in the death of a man admitted to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Southwest Portland who was found a day later, in Hillsboro, shaking and wet at a bus stop.

Nov 25, 2018

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Briefly: Avoid All Romaine Lettuce Over E. Coli Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an unusual alert on Tuesday, saying all romaine from any source should be tossed.

Nov 20, 2018

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US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

Moda Will Take Its Case To U.S. Supreme Court

A federal appeals court rejected Moda's request on Tuesday to rehear its petition for millions in payments from the federal government over losses under the Affordable Care Act, but the case is not closed.

Nov 7, 2018