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Dr. Jennifer Vines, health officer of Multnomah County, shown discussing an uptick in HIV infections earlier in the pandemic. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

It's Time To Mask Up Again Indoors, Multnomah Officials Say

With COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise, Multnomah County health officials urge people to wear masks indoors, protect those at risk of severe illness.

May 12, 2022

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U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader. | COURTESY OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN KURT SCHRADER

Health Care Is Center Stage In Congressional Primary, Critics Blast Schrader’s Record

Rep. Kurt Schrader is wrong to take credit for Medicare drug price reforms, say Oregon practitioners.

May 12, 2022
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Abbott Laboratories Sued In Oregon Over Alleged Harm From Baby Formula

The suit is part of a nationwide litigation wave claiming cow’s milk-based formula caused intestinal damage to premature, underweight babies.

May 10, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Feds Threaten Decertification Of Oregon State Hospital's Junction City Campus

The state-run mental hospital must improve patient safety at its satellite campus or it will lose eligibility for Medicare funding, inspectors warn.

May 9, 2022
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Providence St. Vincent Nurses Vote To Authorize Strike

The potential walkout at the Portland hospital would be the first nurses’ strike for Providence Health & Services, the largest provider in Oregon.

May 5, 2022
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center is among the hospitals fined for failing to follow meal break rules. | PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Legacy Health Battles State To Overturn Meal Break Rules

The hospital system says it’s too difficult and costly to provide meal breaks on the schedule required by state rules.

May 5, 2022
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Cedar Hills Hospital Faces Lawsuits From Former Employees 

In separate lawsuits, two employees allege the psychiatric hospital in Portland was a hostile work environment for gay people.

May 5, 2022
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Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit After Vaccine Data Release

A state employee sued the Department of Administrative Services after it inadvertently released the vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees.

May 3, 2022
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OHSU researchers Cristiane Miranda França and Luiz Bertassoni have perfected a model showing how COVID affects blood vessel cell in real time./Oregon Health & Science University

New OHSU Study Highlights An Unseen Player In COVID's Progression

A new study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests that COVID-19’s microscopic effects on blood vessels may play a key role in the spread and severity of the disease within the human body.

Apr 28, 2022
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Portland Anesthesiology Practice Faces Lawsuit Over Data Breach

Lawyer seeks class action status for Multnomah County case.

Apr 28, 2022
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