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Why is finding COVID shots for young children still so hard?

The CDC recommended the next round of COVID shots for everyone 6 months and older in September. More than a month later, the pediatric versions of the new covid shots are still difficult to find.

Oct 26, 2023

Emily Bendt cradles her 2-week-old infant, Willow, at her home near Portland, Ore., in early October 2023. Bendt, a pediatric nurse, closely followed the recent approval of the RSV monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab but has been unable to find it for her daughter. | AMELIA TEMPLETON/OPB

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

The factors slowing down Nirsevimab dissemination include supply, high cost and bureaucratic obstacles in Medicaid’s vaccine distribution system for children

Oct 26, 2023

During a rally at PeaceHealth's University District hospital in Eugene on Sept. 11, 2023, Oregon Nurses Association executive director Anne Tan Piazza addresses the crowd. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

PeaceHealth to issue layoff notices with its Eugene hospital emergency department closing Dec. 1

Unions, Kotek claim some victories with an urgent care clinic, behavioral health unit slated to remain at University District hospital site, but the system rebuffed Kotek's request to delay its ER closure, citing financial losses

Oct 24, 2023
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Oregon Health & Science University at night. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

OHSU, Aetna may cut ties, potentially affecting thousands of seniors

University says insurer has been slow to raise pre-pandemic rates, threatening provider reimbursements

Oct 24, 2023
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PeaceHealth workers picket on Oct. 11, 2023. | COURTESY OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Surge in health care walkouts continues with PeaceHealth strike Monday

Health care workers in Oregon and southwest Washington are walking out more than ever, citing pay as well as staffing problems that may be hard to cure

Oct 24, 2023
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For children exposed to alcohol before birth, services are in short supply

Washington state leads the nation on research into fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, but has only one clinic offering specialized care for the condition

Oct 24, 2023

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Many women can’t access miscarriage drug because it’s also used for abortions

Mifepristone remains widely unavailable to patients experiencing pregnancy loss — even in states that do not otherwise restrict abortion

Oct 24, 2023

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Quick genetic test offers hope for sick, undiagnosed kids. But few insurers offer to pay.

Few hospitalized babies with an undiagnosed illness undergo whole-genome sequencing — a diagnostic tool that allows scientists to quickly identify genetic disorders and guide clinicians’ treatment decisions

Oct 24, 2023