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The remains of the clinic after the Holiday Farm Fire. | DAISY CRUZ/ORCHID HEALTH

Rural Lane County clinic to be rebuilt following wildfire

Project is a partnership between Orchid Health and a local nonprofit called McKenzie Valley Wellness

Oct 19, 2023

In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse. | VIDEO SCREENSHOT/PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION/MICHELLE BURROWS/OPB

Former Oregon prison nurse receives 30-year sentence for abusing women in custody

Federal prosecutors say the case against Tony Klein is the largest of its kind the U.S. Department of Justice has prosecuted, both in terms of the number of victims and charges

Oct 19, 2023

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers start trying to tackle state’s addiction crisis

The fentanyl crisis touches every part of the state, public health officials told lawmakers on Wednesday

Oct 19, 2023

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Patient’s defamation suit over doctors’ notes could have ripple effects

Health care programmer’s suit against Oregon Health & Science University could add to scrutiny of medical records

Oct 19, 2023
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Woman hold pro-choice signs in protest at nation's capital.

A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large American workplaces

Abortion access varies more than ever after U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion

Oct 19, 2023

Empowered staff members Rachel Mack (left) and Rachel Williams (center) help a client pick out clothes for her child. | JAZMIN OROZCO RODRIGUEZ/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

Significant barriers stand in the way of care even as national rates of fatal drug overdoses during and shortly after pregnancy continue to rise

Oct 19, 2023

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Judge blasts Marion County’s use of Oregon State Hospital

Ruling suggests a federal jurist is tiring of local officials challenging his order placing time limits on stays in the Oregon State Hospital

Oct 19, 2023
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Oregon hospitals, state near crucial stage in lawsuit over health care mergers program

Case bears implications for abortion access, health care transparency

Oct 19, 2023
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State seeks Universal Health Plan Governance Board director

Applications are being accepted for the new position, which will play a key role in helping the board develop a potentially sweeping overhaul of the state’s health care system

Oct 17, 2023
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Verdell and William Haleck of Utah hold a photo of their son Sheldon, who died after an encounter with Honolulu police in 2015. They filed a civil lawsuit against the officers after his death, which they ultimately lost in large part due to an argument that he had died of “excited delirium.” | CHRIS HANSEN/9NEWS

Doctors abandon a diagnosis used to justify police custody deaths. It might live on, anyway.

Some hope disavowals of “excited delirium syndrome” will lead to better outcomes between first responders and people in mental health crises. But it remains unclear whether it will prevent defense lawyers from using similar victim-blaming concepts with alternative terminology.

Oct 17, 2023

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