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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OHSU Is Recruiting Volunteers For Late-Stage COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

The institution seeks volunteers for a promising vaccine developed by Oxford University in Britain in collaboration with AstraZeneca, a British pharmaceutical company.

Nov 30, 2020

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Nurses at Unity Center for Behavioral Health have filed a federal complaint against administrators./Oregon Nurses Association

Unity Nurses Accuse Legacy Of Negotiating In Bad Faith

After the nurses filed a federal complaint and complained to Unity's president, Legacy Health negotiators offered about 10 more dates for bargaining sessions.

Nov 23, 2020

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Providence Health & Services is preparing for a surge in COVID-19 patients and a potential spike in deaths.

Providence Hospitals In Portland Add Morgue Space

Though the death rate from COVID-19 has dropped since the pandemic hit, the hospital system wants to be prepared if there is an overflow of deaths.

Nov 20, 2020

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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

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SHUTTERSTOCK

Blue Cross Blue Shield Agrees To $2.67 Billion Settlement In Antitrust Suit

The agreement, which affects 36 Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, including four in the Northwest, is expected to increase competition among health insurers.

Nov 9, 2020

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Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center has provided mobile COVID-19 testing to reach the Latino community. | VIRGINIA GARCIA

Virginia Garcia Offers More Free COVID-19 Testing

The health center has offered more than 6,600 tests, with a positive rate of nearly 12%, more than double the state average.

Nov 9, 2020

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The Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland was created nearly 140 years ago for male physicians to share diagnoses.

Medical Society Serving Four Generations Will Close

The Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland, which started as a social association and grew to offer mental health counseling, has been hit by the pandemic.

Nov 5, 2020
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Providence Cancer Institute Joins Race For COVID-19 Vaccine

Providence researchers will begin testing on 36 people as part of a Phase 1 trial of a drug developed in collaboration with two biotech companies -- OncoSec and UbiVac.

Oct 29, 2020

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SHUTTERSTOCK

Special Report: A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Coming, But Keep Your Masks On

Oregon health officials predict they’ll be ready when a vaccine arrives, and federal authorities promise one by early next year. But no one knows how effective or safe it will be and who will get it.

Oct 29, 2020
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