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2 COVID Studies In Oregon: More Than $3 Million Spent, Only 1 Success

The Oregon Health Authority awarded $6 million to Oregon Health & Science University for a plan that was hastily put together and then scrapped; now it's banking on a $1.2 million project by Oregon State University.

Sep 22, 2020
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Health Authority Faces Hazy COVID-19 Outlook After Fires 

When the wildfires hit, testing plummeted so officials don’t really know what the current COVID-19 trend is in Oregon.

Sep 21, 2020

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Exclusive: Health Authority Staff Angry Over Plans To Scrap On-Site Inspections At Behavioral Health Facilities

Critics say switching to virtual visits conducted through a smartphone or tablet, which will save time and money, could harm residents.

Sep 21, 2020
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Employee At Chiropractic Office May Have Exposed 300 Patients To COVID-19

An infected staff member had contact with a lot of patients in an office lax about face coverings, prompting an unusual health alert.

Sep 16, 2020

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Wildfires Open Health Insurance Enrollment Early In Oregon

A federal emergency declaration on Sept. 15 gives all Oregon residents the right to sign up for coverage on the insurance marketplace through a special enrollment period.

Sep 16, 2020

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Critics: Psilocybin Measure Would Turn Oregonians Into ‘Guinea Pigs’

Some psychiatrists oppose Measure 109, which would allow the use of magic mushrooms in a clinical setting, though other doctors say Oregonians would benefit from it.

Sep 16, 2020
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Governor’s High-Level Behavioral Health Group Ends With Disappointment 

The group came up with a number of recommendations but they won’t move the needle on the state’s mental health crisis.

Sep 15, 2020
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Portland-Area Residents Pay Premium For Medical Care

A report by the Health Care Cost Institute found that residents in the tri-county area pay 17% more for services but in total spend about the same as others nationwide on medical care.

Sep 14, 2020

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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

OHSU Leaders Promise Changes Against 'Structural Racism'

In response to blistering criticism from Black employees, OHSU's president and chief of diversity say they will hire a consultant to root out any racism in hiring and the affirmative action department.

Sep 14, 2020
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OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital has a level 1 pediatric trauma center. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Former Head Of Nursing Sues OHSU Over Racial Discrimination, Whistleblowing

The suit says the Doernbecher Children's Hospital hire was fired after calling out unsafe practices, being stereotyped as an "angry Black woman" and told to "straighten her hair."

Sep 9, 2020