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In the retina, there are photoreceptors that convert light into electricity, and then neurons carry that electrical message to the brain. | BRANDON SWANSON/OPB

Oregon scientists are building a better bionic eye

A new retinal implant interface could help restore lost eyesight

Sep 19, 2023

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Oregon health officials recommend getting new COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s available

It’s not yet clear exactly when the new COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Oregon. But people can begin scheduling appointments now.

Sep 14, 2023

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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon becomes 3rd in nation to seek federal approval for a basic health program

OHA advisors say yes to free health care for adults at 138-200% of the poverty level

Sep 13, 2023

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Oregon nurses say carry naloxone, save a life

The opioid overdose-reversing drug is good to have on hand in case of emergency, say nurses at OHSU

Sep 5, 2023

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COURTESY OF SAINT ALPHONSUS.

St. Alphonsus nurses fear more cuts are coming in Baker City

In the wake of ICU and birth center closures, nurses fight for new contract and more pay.

Sep 4, 2023

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Oregon kids return to school — and the festival of viruses begins

Health care providers say Oregonians have more options to minimize the consequences of an infection with one of the big three: COVID-19, RSV and influenza

Aug 31, 2023

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OHSU patient Chance Wischnofske gets in some quality gaming time on the new XBOX. Samuel Giles Le Blanc is a Patient Technology Specialist at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Video games at OHSU help kids cope during medical treatment

The Therapeutic Gaming Program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital utilizes video games to help children deal with stress

Aug 30, 2023

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COURTESY OF SAINT ALPHONSUS.

Baker County looks ahead as St. Alphonsus birth center nears end

Senators and governor tell local hospital, ‘the community now understands it’s on its own’

Aug 29, 2023

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Family of man who died in Klickitat County Jail questions facility’s medical care

Ivan Howtopat’s family believes he should have been taken to a hospital for fentanyl withdrawal

Aug 24, 2023

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The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Oregon patients will soon be able to receive their amputated body parts for cultural, spiritual reasons

For some members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, keeping a person’s body together is necessary for a smooth transition to the spirit world

Aug 22, 2023