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U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. | MARK THOMAS/PIXABAY

Democratic attorneys general ask Supreme Court to allow current access to abortion pill

The abortion pill available through the mail and telehealth appointments should stay that way, two dozen Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, Washington and across the country urged the U.S. Supreme Court

Feb 1, 2024

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With youth overdose death rates soaring, state offers free opioid reversal medication to schools

The state first offered the kits on Nov. 29, and so far have received more than 500 requests

Dec 7, 2023

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Rural Clackamas County in Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Crisis hotline opens for farmers, ranchers, loggers and fishermen in Oregon

The Agristress Helpline is free and has trained counselors with experience in the callers' industries who can take phone calls in 160 languages

Nov 21, 2023

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New drug to protect young children from common respiratory infection in short supply

With RSV cases on the rise, officials say people may want to adopt COVID-style precautions around newborns

Nov 9, 2023

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Health authority warns of uptick in cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox

Seventeen cases were reported between July 20 and Oct. 31, nearly double the nine cases reported between Jan. 1 and July 20

Nov 8, 2023

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A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. | COURTESY OHSU

Oregon’s Medicaid renewal process boots eligible children, adults off the plan

At least several thousand were affected while thousands of others who don’t qualify for Medicaid will keep their insurance

Oct 31, 2023

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Calli Ross tends to her disabled 8-year-old son, Tensy, after watching the Oregon Senate in the Capitol on Friday, June 23, 2023. Having a disability can qualify children for Medicaid. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITOL CHRONICLE

Did Oregon children eligible for Medicaid lose coverage?

State health officials are checking to see whether kids in the state have been wrongly kicked off the free health care as they have been elsewhere

Oct 4, 2023

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Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, D-Beaverton, and Minority Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, work together in the Senate Committee on Rules on Thursday, June 15, 2023. They will both be on the new Joint Interim Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Legislature forms committee to address Oregon’s addiction epidemic

The announcement comes amid criticism over Measure 110, the state’s drug decriminalization law, and a move to tighten the law

Oct 3, 2023

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Health officials urge Oregonians to get vaccinated against COVID, flu, RSV

The number of Oregonians infected with COVID has steadily increased since late spring, and the number of people infected with the flu and RSV is low but expected to rise

Sep 26, 2023

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Cannabis at Sol Sisters Farms in Oregon. The state legalized recreational use of marijuana in 2015. | OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Study: Marijuana use increases among young adults after legalization

Nationally, rates of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder are up among non-college-attending young adults and use is up slightly among students

Aug 15, 2023