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Syphilis bacterium. | ILLUSTRATION BY JOMAR JUNIOR/PIXABAY

Oregon faces ‘crisis’ in growing number of babies born with syphilis, officials say

Even as overall syphilis numbers go down in the state, more and more babies are being born with it — particularly in rural areas

Mar 11
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Oregon cities consider water fluoridation amid evolving science

Hillsboro, Lebanon cast votes as new federal report and judge’s ruling fuel national debate

Oct 29, 2024

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New free health care program to cover about 100,000 Oregonians

New ‘OHP Bridge’ state coverage will cover people who earn too much to qualify for the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan starting July 1

Jul 1, 2024
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An AMR ambulance responds to a call in Northeast Portland. | JONATHAN HOUSE/©PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/USED WITH PERMISSION

Clackamas County renews contract with AMR ‘just shy’ of requirements

Commissioners agreed to waive fines for American Medical Response’s contract violations despite earlier clash over firm’s contributions, lobbying

May 7, 2024
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The amount paid in deductibles by patients each year is increasing and is growing faster than the amount paid in co-insurance and copays. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregonians pay more for care as employers push high-deductible plans

A state report finds that Oregonians saw deductible expenses grow 31.9% over seven years as companies increasingly offer thinner coverage that shifts costs, risks to employees

May 2, 2024
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A still from a Milwaukie police officer’s body camera shows the inside of Providence Milwaukie Hospital prior to the death of Jean Descamps on Dec. 12. | PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP SCREENSHOT USED WITH PERMISSION

Feds launch investigation into Milwaukie hospital that discharged dying man

The death of a patient discharged from Providence Milwaukie Hospital has sparked a federal inspection and finding of 'immediate jeopardy'

Jan 18, 2024
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Patrons of the proposed Navigation Center in Oregon City would encounter a staffed front desk to direct them to services located inside the building. | RAYMOND RENDLEMAN/©PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/USED WITH PERMISSION

Clackamas County funds $10 million for homeless health and services center

The nonprofit Homeless Solutions Coalition plans to build a Navigation Center in Oregon City next year

Nov 2, 2023
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Dr. Martin Donohoe’s New Book Cites Major Advances in Public Health

November 23, 2012 -- When you Google “public health and social justice,” the first thing that comes up is Portland Dr. Martin Donohoe’s expansive website. Now Donohoe, 49, is turning his go-to resource into a book that also compiles the major advances in the public health field, but in a handy best-of format of a mere 656 pages for $85.

Nov 23, 2012

Naturopaths Given Reprieve by Oregon Health Authority

November 16, 2012 -- Naturopathic doctors are “cautiously optimistic” that they will have a place within Oregon’s coordinated care organizations (CCOs) after officials threatened to cut them out of the primary-care system and seemingly ignore non-discrimination language in Senate Bill 1509.

Nov 15, 2012